[TenTec] Bug = truly bad CW!

[Phil Chambley, Sr.]

Y'know, that reminds me of the time I criticized the other operator's fist
and then found out that he was a paraplegic, using a soda straw in his teeth
to operate the J-38.

I told him I had to sign out and look for a place to hide.

Phil


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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mike Hyder -N4NT-" <n4nt_m_o_hyder at charter.net>
To: "Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment" <tentec at contesting.com>
Sent: Tuesday, November 22, 2005 9:02 PM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] Bug = truly bad CW!


> Right.  How dare that OT with arthritis get on the air to talk with his
> friends.  How dare that lady who had a stroke get on the air at all.
Their
> CW isn't acceptable to you, the judge of the airwaves.  They have no
right.
>
> 73, Mike N4NT
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Dave Edwards" <kd2e at comcast.net>
> To: "Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment" <tentec at contesting.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, November 22, 2005 7:51 AM
> Subject: Re: [TenTec] Bug = truly bad CW!
>
>
> I've heard that!
> CQ's sound like C T T A's
> ...Dave
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Darwin, Keith" <Keith.Darwin at goodrich.com>
> To: "Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment" <tentec at contesting.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, November 22, 2005 7:42 AM
> Subject: Re: [TenTec] Bug = truly bad CW!
>
>
> > Oh man, don't get me started.  I was copying someone a few nights ago
> > who had such a "swing" to their bug sending that it could not be copied,
> > except by the station he was working.  The swingster was working someone
> > using a keyer.  The difference between the two was like night and day
> > with the latter sounding like well formed CW and the former being a
> > string of very long dahs and super short dits.  Add some creative
> > spacing between elements, chars and words and the signal was reduced
> > from morse code to random intermittent-CW.
> >
> > --...  ...--
> >
> > Or by bug I get
> >
> > --  ----  .. . ..  . --  -----
> >
> > You be the judge :-)
> >
> > (OK, for those who are a bit humor challenged, the above post is only
> > half serious.  As it proceeds it transitions from fairly serious (on an
> > admittedly non-serious topic) to rather tongue-in-cheek.  I apologize
> > now for the offense I'm nearly sure this will cause ...)
> >
> > - Keith KD1E -
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