When I operated HF mobile, CW included, it was only on the interstates, and
only in the long stretches where traffic was low. I logged with a mini-tape
recorder (later a digital recorder) and then transcribed that data to a
mobile log in the evening once I reached a motel. As far as CW, I've copied
in my head for years, and it's just like another language to me. It was no
harder to do mobile CW than mobile phone. If I wanted to chase a DX CW
station, I always pulled off an exit and operated parked. That becomes too
distracting. Overall, I think it depends on the operator, the road
conditions, weather, and a lot of other variables. (Oh, and my mobile
station was set up with a Hi-Q screwdriver and a TurboTuner, so just pushing
the "Tune" button took care of all tuning for me - eyes on the road the
whole time.)
73, Duane
Duane Calvin, AC5AA
Austin, Texas
ac5aa@ac5aa.com
-----Original Message-----
From: TenTec [mailto:tentec-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of
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Sent: Monday, June 6, 2016 5:16 PM
To: Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment <tentec@contesting.com>
Subject: [TenTec] CW Mobile
Personally I feel more comfortable when the car is stopped. I tried
operating cw moving and found keeping a log to be the really hard part.
Also, to me, depended on where you were. Out in the country somewhere with
little traffic not so bad. Some truckers run cw moving all the time.
They probably use tape recorders to keep history of contacts. Personally I
like to park on top of a high ridge. If it scares you back off. jim,K4CFA
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