[CW] CW testers??

Mon, 11 Feb 2002 00:37:06 -0200

There are many CW operators who felt they were forced to learn an unnatural
skill in order to gain privileges for the phone segments of the bands, but
who ended up loving the Code and operatin in CW.

 There's a fair chance the fellow you mention now operates in Morse Code
from time to time, if not most of the time...That initial reluctance was
felt by me when I was forced to learn the Code and take the 20 WPM tests;
now I happen to love the Code in its QRQ mode...

KP3X
----- Original Message -----
From: "Patrick Kelley" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, February 10, 2002 6:53 PM
Subject: Re: [CW] CW testers??

A few years ago I was having a slow-code QSO on one of the Novice sub-bands
with a fellow who said he was practicing his code for a license upgrade.  In
an attempt to get a rag chew going, I asked him what he liked best about ham
radio.  There was a long pause ... so long that I thought I lost him.
Finally he replied: IT SURE ISNT CW.  And that was his last transmission.
He never signed off.  He never returned my calls.  Dead silence.

Pat

----- Original Message -----
From: "Joe L Blackwell" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, February 10, 2002 9:44 AM
Subject: Re: [CW] CW testers??

> Strange behavior, indeed.  I'm in a 40m CW QSO at 20wpm.  After several
> exchanges the topics are getting interesting.  I ask the op if he'd like
> to QRQ.
> When asked what speed, I say 30 or 35.  His response was something like
> "I like the speed I am sending" and starts CQing without so much as a tks
> qso
> or a 73.  Strange behavior.
> Joe, aa4nn

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