[CW] ARRL Survey--

[artmouton]

Mark - I think that, if the Field Day operation is one that is trying to
win, or, at least, make a good show the CW operators will attend.  If it
just a fun time field day (nothing wrong with that, but it is a different
operation) they stay at home as most good CW operators, I feel, would rather
do the contest type operation.
Just my thoughts having been at field days here at W5DDL (Lafayette Amateur
Radio Club) on or off since 1961. but not much recently.
Art
K5FNQ

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mark Choate" <aa0yy at sbcglobal.net>
To: <mgemm at mtechnologies.com>; <cw at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Wednesday, July 14, 2004 17:54
Subject: Re: [CW] ARRL Survey--


> I am surprised by either numbers. I have operated field day from several
of
> the club sites in the St. Louis area in the past few years and either the
CW
> ops dont venture out for this event or they are too old to take the heat
> that time of year but I have found only about 5-10 percent of the folks
> operating at all operated CW. Now I did go to a QRP clubs field day and
> vertually everyone there operate CW. It was like being at a family
reunion,
> we could complete sentences for each other. Most enjoyable.
>
> so I am encourage by either of these stats, but dont put much stock in
them.
>
> Mark
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Marshall Emm" <mgemm at mtechnologies.com>
> To: <cw at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, July 14, 2004 1:55 PM
> Subject: [CW] ARRL Survey--
>
>
> > >> I don't operate CW                49.0 % (2493)<<
> >
> > Was kind of encouraged by that, or rather the opposite which means that
> 51% DO
> > operate CW, but when I put my own response in, the site said--
> >
> > I don't operate CW   50.1 % (2789)
> >
> > Guess it got on a no-code list somewhere and the code haters have
started
> to
> > rally.
> >
> > Otherwise I guess the results are about what I would have expected,
> although
> > 20% (of those who operate CW) using a straight key only was something of
a
> > surprise.
> >
> > 73
> > Marshall Emm
> > N1FN/VK5FN
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