[ADXA] Hard call sign in Morse

[Steven Rutledge]

My story.....I got on the air, finally in Detroit.  I met two Detroit 
Police Officers, colleagues, who were hams.  They came over to my 
house.  I was a Tech with current callsign, N4JQQ.  I had never been on 
the air.  I got a TS-830S and they gave me a straight key and took my 
microphone with them when they left. They told me I'd get it back when I 
upgraded to General.  This was N8FGH and ND8D.  I think they might both 
be SK.  Anyway, and I'm rambling, the best way to learn CW and become 
competent is to do CW.  I obtained WAS CW before I got the mic back.  It 
is my proudest accomplishment as an amateur.  However, whatever works, 
works.  If you want to be among the Deserving.  CW is very helpful.

Steve, QQ

On 7/21/2021 2:43 PM, Nick Kennedy wrote:
> Hey Jay,
>
> Your link caused my browser to shut down. Twice.
>
> OK - not your fault - I tried opening YouTube without the link and it 
> happened again.
>
> But I really wanted to comment on the HD-10 keyer. Whoa, terrible 
> keyer. Those microswitches would cause misfires and I don't need any 
> help making errors. Did a nice job of matching my HW-101 though.  I 
> finally bought a Brown Brothers paddle and built an Accu-Keyer from 
> the '76 Handbook.
>
> As far as calls that are hard to copy - I dunno. Used to hear that too 
> many dits was bad because they'd get lost in QRN.  But in recent years 
> I've heard a number of folks opt for the 'ESE' shave and a haircut suffix.
>
> Playing with RUFZ, it's generally the /prefixes/ that get me. I don't 
> have them hard wired into my memory like a real DXer should.  Was that 
> a 5 or an H?
>
> 73
>
> Nick, WA5BDU
>
>
>
>
> On Wed, Jul 21, 2021 at 1:54 PM Jay Bromley <jayw5jay at cox.net 
> <mailto:jayw5jay at cox.net>> wrote:
>
>     Sure try my old novice call WN5JZX.  I built a Heathkit HD-10
>     paddle keyer and never could send that call with it, hi hi.  That
>     was one of the most horrible Keying devices!  See it here:
>     https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WBINAkfoH9A
>     <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WBINAkfoH9A> it had a micro
>     switch on each side that could be adjusted.  Again horrible
>     compared to the worse keyers/paddles that we have today, hi.
>
>     73 de jay..
>
>     *From:* adxa-bounces at mailman.qth.net
>     <mailto:adxa-bounces at mailman.qth.net>
>     <adxa-bounces at mailman.qth.net
>     <mailto:adxa-bounces at mailman.qth.net>> *On Behalf Of
>     *sbranyan at cox.net <mailto:sbranyan at cox.net>
>     *Sent:* Tuesday, July 20, 2021 8:21 PM
>     *To:* ADXA <adxa at mailman.qth.net <mailto:adxa at mailman.qth.net>>
>     *Subject:* [ADXA] Hard call sign in Morse
>
>     Been practicing listening to callsigns. This one was particularly
>     hard for me this evening to try to send. WN_6EIF_ It's like a
>     tongue twister when I try to say it at 15 WPM.
>
>     __
>
>     Not that I am a gluten for punishment, but anybody else have any
>     others, hihi
>
>     73,
>
>     Scott/W5AAJ
>
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