[TenTec] wither CW?

[Phil Chambley Sr.]

Stu...

I guess I've let myself form an opinion based on first hand knowledge of 
some here in GA.  You are correct, of course, they may not represent much 
more than their own clique.

I am well aware of some very fine HS CW ops inside and outside this forum, 
who've been pressed to keyboards by such things as arthritis, etc.  I'm 
beginning to get there myself.

Phil C. Sr.
k4dpk


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Stuart Rohre" <rohre at arlut.utexas.edu>
To: "Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment" <tentec at contesting.com>
Sent: Monday, May 24, 2010 5:12 PM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] wither CW?


> Phil, in contests,
> Keyers and memory keyers have been accepted for a long time.  It is
> pretty easy to learn to send your report to the other station in DXing:
> It is always "5NN", and your QTH is easy to send.  Most contests have a
> number to send, a serial number so how hard is that?  One does not need
> to average 5 wpm to do those few things.  Most contesters have a pre
> programmed automatic "CQ TEST", and the report is pre programmed.
> They only have to key the station call sign they call/ answer, and thier
> own call is likely pre programmed as well.Like that or not, that has
> been the reality for decades since the first keyers and memories came out.
>
> There probably are some straight key contests, and there is the straight
> key nights sponsored by some CW groups.
>
> 73,
> Stuart Rohre
> K5KVH
>
>
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