Dale, but imagine how many other things you could do at the same time! I
personally managed to answer all my e-mails, revise inventory (for work),
solder a couple of cables, etc. while pressing buttons in the BARTG.
:-))
You may even set an alarm for your call (MixW can do that), so it would ring
when some one calls you and you don't have to stare at your display anymore
each time your Auto CQ finishes sending... Real future of the contesting...
give me a break!!
This reminded me of famous CW against SMS messaging competition. I don't
think that ability to press buttons would beat human brain any time in the
future...
No offence to RTTY guys. Still better than pushing buttons on a keyboard to
mail few dozens of useless messages a day.
73 Yuri VE3DZ
>
> Punching a couple of buttons was not really my idea of contesting.
> Sure, I had to tune for a new station. But, once I found him and
> clicked my Call button and he recognized me and sent his exchange, I
> clicked my exchange button to him, it was done.
>
> CQ runs were even less energetic: Call CQ. Click on a highlighted
> callsign. Send Exchange. Software recognizes serial number and time
> received and logs it. Send TU button. Yawn.
>
> I felt more like an observer than a participant.
>
> Give me CW any day.
>
> 73,
> dale, kg5u
>
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