[TenTec] wither CW?

[Pumbaa]

You have a good point, Phil. Some DX guys send 30 to 40 WPM, but  shoot I 
can't even type that fast on a keyboard.  Regarding CW, I make a lot more 
contacts on 40 meters using CW than SSB with my Yaesu FT-817ns.  However on 
normal power (100 Watts or +) it is often easier to find a SSB contact on 40 
meters than to find anyone working CW during the daytime.  If the S/N ratio 
is high enough and the frequency clear, a good CW program copies morse code 
at high speeds better than I can and it writes it down.

Tom
AG8K

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Phil Chambley Sr." <k4dpk at comcast.net>
To: "Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment" <tentec at contesting.com>
Sent: Monday, May 24, 2010 1:43 PM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] wither CW?


>I think the advent of the sound-card interface is probably responsible for
> much of the perceived  increase in CW participation, but it does raise- at
> least in my mind- a question of legitimacy in contests.
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> It's a little bothersome to me to hear some self-proclaimed big Dxers talk
> about all the stations they work on CW, when I know some can't copy enough
> to pass the old Novice test.
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> It seems to me the op who copies for real should have a point advantage 
> vs.
> the op who is using "artificial cw".  I don't work contests, only picking 
> up
> the occasional contact of particular DX interest, but I wonder if anyone
> else shares this point of view.
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> Phil C. Sr.
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> k4dpk