[CW] Pounding Brass

[artmouton]

Maybe one of our comments should have the FCC listen in on a rare dx pileup
on SSB and then, with the same station on CW and see the difference.  I feel
that they would say, as I feel
"Vive la Difference!"
I just do not do SSB DX pileups any more, just cannot handle it - not worth
the aggravation.
Art Mouton (trying to get back up over 20 WPM)
K5FNQ

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Toepfer" <davetoepfer@yahoo.com>
To: <cw@mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Wednesday, September 03, 2003 17:55
Subject: Re: [CW] Pounding Brass


> ---WB8NUT
> > There is no magic to touching a key and someone responding that
> > is thousands of miles away. Its just simple physics and it does not have
to
> > be a key. CW is a fine mode for those that want to use it, but it is not
> > "magic" to everyone. It time ham radio kept up with the times instead of
> > trying to have old fart hams continually try to relive ham radio's glory
> > days with code. Geez, if we had this thinking around when spark gap
> > transmitters were in fashion, you would have had hams requiring us to
> > continue to use spark gap.
>
> Perhaps I'm preaching to the choir, but for me it is not about the
"magic", but
> rathe rthe simplicity and efficiency.  CW uses a fraction of the bandwidth
and
> is worth 20dB over SSB (and forget about FM in that comparison).  There
are
> other simplicities and efficiencies, but right now I guess I feel I am
wasting
> my time with the defense.
>
> dt
> .
>
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