Re: OT [Elecraft] [K3] CW feature: Swing?

2008-07-01 Thread john petters
Thom LaCosta wrote: At 11:16 PM 06/30/08, Tom Childers, N5GE wrote: CW-swing is related to music. No it isn't. It's related a person with a poor fist that cannot control the length of the dashes to match the dots they are sending. It has nothing to do with music; It has to do with

Re: OT [Elecraft] [K3] CW feature: Swing?

2008-07-01 Thread Thom LaCosta
At 04:46 AM 07/01/08, john petters wrote: As pro Swing drummer I would say its a pity there is not a bit more swing to many of the CW stations I copy. Many straight and bug operators were recognisable by their 'fist'. Too many today use keyers that are set too fast or have no rhythmic sense

Re: OT [Elecraft] [K3] CW feature: Swing?

2008-07-01 Thread K9ZTV
John, old chap . . . While agreeing completely with you about idiots running characters together, I disagree completely with you about pitying the lack of fist swings. CW is not music. It is not amenable to individual interpretation. It is the very antithesis of what you are proposing. I

Re: OT [Elecraft] [K3] CW feature: Swing?

2008-07-01 Thread WILLIS COOKE
--- john petters [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thom LaCosta wrote: At 11:16 PM 06/30/08, Tom Childers, N5GE wrote: CW-swing is related to music. No it isn't. It's related a person with a poor fist that cannot control the length of the dashes to match the dots they are sending.

Re: OT [Elecraft] [K3] CW feature: Swing?

2008-07-01 Thread Jim's mail
, 2008 3:46 AM Subject: Re: OT [Elecraft] [K3] CW feature: Swing? Thom LaCosta wrote: At 11:16 PM 06/30/08, Tom Childers, N5GE wrote: CW-swing is related to music. No it isn't. It's related a person with a poor fist that cannot control the length of the dashes to match the dots