RE: [Elecraft] Farnsworth and EME

2008-11-16 Thread Ken_ke2n
Why wouldn't you just QSZ? That's the time-tested method of getting Morse through during weak/fading sig cdx. unquote Believe me, repetition of the call signs is done in the extreme in EME. Each time, the listener tries to keep track of what he *thinks* he heard and eventually builds up a best

RE: [Elecraft] Farnsworth and EME

2008-11-16 Thread Julian, G4ILO
Ken_ke2n wrote: So you send around 15 WPM, trying to get a whole character through between fades. It becomes important to know if you have heard two characters, or one with a hole in the middle. Hence the use of exaggerated character spacing (a.k.a. Farnsworth). That's an interesting

Re: [Elecraft] Farnsworth and EME

2008-11-16 Thread Ken_ke2n
) To: Ken_ke2n Sent: Sunday, November 16, 2008 23:23 Subject: RE: [Elecraft] Farnsworth and EME Ken_ke2n wrote: So you send around 15 WPM, trying to get a whole character through between fades. It becomes important to know if you have heard two characters, or one with a hole