Fw: [CW] Raspy CW tone

Thu, 26 Jun 2003 18:45:24 -0300

----- Original Message -----
From: "kburrows" <[email protected]>
To: "Donald Chester" <[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, June 26, 2003 6:44 PM
Subject: Re: [CW] Raspy CW tone


>
> Hi Don,
>
> I think we were one of the first to go to 5 WPM..
>
> We were one of the first to abolish the requirement for
> R/Os on Canadian ships also...one of the strongest anti CW countries ( at
> offcial levels)
>
> Our government agency that watches over the Amateur
> fraternity doesn't even have its own identity anymore.
>
> They are included with a department called Industry Canada, unless u cause
> QRM that someone reports is
> interferring with another service they are not very active.
> A few clerks  handle the paperwork part of the
> licensing procedure, it is mostly self policing on the bands
> etc...strange as it seems to work Hi....
>
> As far as CW goes I doubt if many of the employees even
> know Morse, not like to old days of the dreaded Radio Inspectors sitting
in
> darkened rooms QSX for bad tones..etc
>
> 73
>
> VE1DS
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Donald Chester" <[email protected]>
> To: <[email protected]>
> Sent: Thursday, June 26, 2003 2:42 PM
> Subject: Re: [CW] Raspy CW tone
>
>
> > >I always found the Q signals much better than that old
> > >RST system...ones such as QRK, QSA etc...QRG,
> > >not many survived the CW wreck of the late90's...
> >
> > Has Canada gone to 5 wpm code tests?  I know many countries overseas
> > followed the US lead in this matter.
> >
> > Don K4KyV
> >
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