> -----Original Message-----
> From: writelog-admin@contesting.com
> [mailto:writelog-admin@contesting.com]On Behalf Of WA9ALS - John
> Sent: Wednesday, November 28, 2001 10:55
> To: Writelog@contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [WriteLog] Curious?? (long)
>
>
> Someone said:
>
> > TRLOG does not decode CW, probably a plus. That is useless in a contest,
> ask
> > any serious contester
>
> Admittedly, I'm not a "CW contester", but I don't see how that feature can
> be 'useless', especially if you have the monitor real estate for
> the window.
> After hundreds of Q's, noone can dupe and mult check everything in their
> head - that means typing the callsign somewhere for a check (doesn't it?).
> Wl can dupe and mult check it probably before you decode the last
> character
> of the call in your head, much less the time you take typing it in for the
> check. If you are running and using the Rttyrite window to
> decode, I don't
> see how it could be any faster with ANYTHING - You have you
> finger poised on
> the F-key or mouse and hit it as soon as the last TU or whatever is sent.
> Some start sending the QRZ msg even before the other guy's TU or BK has
> finished - It's impossible to be any faster than this unless
> you're the type
The problem is that CW decode of the call is VERY unreliable in ANY
significant QRM. It is MUCH faster in the head. If you are a serious CW
contester you BETTER be able to DECODE calls at 40 WPM or FORGET IT.
For RTTY it is great, but RTTY is a totally different animal.
> that logs the zone before you even hear it.
>
> Typing is an antiquated way to enter information! ;-) 73
>
>
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