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[TenTec] field day from hell

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Subject: [TenTec] field day from hell
From: ve1adh@yahoo.ca (David McClafferty)
Date: Fri Jul 11 14:51:45 2003
A Google search only found CWget, no GetCW. I have
CWget and find it to be one of the best but it will
only copy really well when the signal is strong and
clean.

Dave, VE1ADH

 --- "David W LeJeune, Sr" <lejeuned@centurytel.net>
wrote: > Try GetCW - a google search will find it for
you. 
> Freeware, and really
> works, except on really slow (10wpm) CW.
> 
> Dave
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "David McClafferty" <ve1adh@yahoo.ca>
> To: <geraldj@isunet.net>; <tentec@contesting.com>
> Sent: Friday, July 11, 2003 11:41 AM
> Subject: Re: [TenTec] field day from hell
> 
> 
> > I have tried all the CW software that I can find
> and I
> > think most of it is a waste of time. I learned to
> copy
> > on paper and when I got up to the fastest speed
> that I
> > could write it down, I thought using CW software
> might
> > be the asnwer. It works fine with a strong signal
> and
> > no QRN or QRM. I gave it up and am still working
> on
> > copying in my head.
> >
> > Dave. VE1ADH
> >
> >  --- "Dr. Gerald N. Johnson, electrical engineer"
> > <geraldj@isunet.net> wrote: > At that point, why
> not
> > have the computer copy, then
> > > the operator can
> > > take a long siesta and wander back to see how
> the
> > > contest went. Where's
> > > the OPERATOR SKILL in that? Like a local no code
> > > Extra who claims 100
> > > countries on CW but can't copy CW in the real
> world.
> > > Just spent the
> > > right money on computer software and computer
> > > controlled radios.
> > >
> > > The local logging software produced by ISU
> students
> > > hasn't been nearly
> > > so sophisticated and often takes more time to
> log
> > > than to make the
> > > contact, sometimes two or three times longer to
> log
> > > than to make
> > > contests. I ran much better scores on paper logs
> in
> > > the past. Besides I
> > > don't copy to keyboard nearly as fast or
> accurately
> > > as to paper.
> > >
> > > 73, Jerry, K0CQ
> > >
> > > --
> > > Entire content copyright Dr. Gerald N. Johnson,
> > > electrical engineer.
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