[CW] Re: High speed sending...

[Rob Peebles]

On Sat, 3 Aug 2002 01:25:30 -0100 "Pedro J. Santa" <pjs123@attglobal.net>
wrote:

>I just don't understand how some can get any fun >and much less any pride 
>out of keyboard/computer CW operation.

The fun comes from being able to have QSO's at over 70 WPM.  The pride is
being able to copy it by ear.  So far I haven't figured out how to send good
code at 70-80 WPM on my WBL V22.

W4FOA made a good point about people doing "buffer dumps" and spelling every
word a few messages ago.  There is an art to running a board if you want it
not to sound like one on the air.

High speed QSO's can be a lot of fun with operators who are in tune with each
other and can converse in CW as they would face to face without using BK,
over, etc.

Straight key, sideswiper, bug, paddle, board...as long as the QSO is nice I
don't care what the operator at the other end uses.

73,

Rob, W8LX