From: Joe Isabella <n3ji@yahoo.com>
> Effortless contacts are quickly forgotten, at least in my mind.
Hams who have done much CW DXing know that hitting the button at the right
instant can make the difference. I don't equate current levels of station
automation with "effortless" by any stretch.
> If the PC is doing all the work, maybe the QSL card and DX award
> certificate
> should have "Dell Dimension" as the operator, not your callsign.
I guess it depends on how you define "all the work." You won't win a contest
with a PC-driven station connected to a wet piece of string. Stations win
contests win because the owners put in a great deal of effort, building the
station and learning to operate it, long before they booted up their PCs. I'm
not aware of any software that can reliably extract callsigns from pileups,
either voice or CW. AFAIK that is still being done by the software between the
operator's ears. Making 180 Qs an hour is somewhat more difficult than
listening to the OTs on 3880 or 7290, regardless of the technology in your
shack.
I notice a Henry amplifier in your shack photo at QRZ. Don't you think using an
amplifier makes it a little too easy? I see a ricebox and a laptop, too. If you
equate having fun with busting your chops, why compromise? Seems to me that
glowbug QRP would be more to your liking.
73,
Jim, KR1S
http://kr1s.kearman.com/
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