[CW] Johnny Cash - CW op

[Danny Douglas]

I cant get the hang of walking into a strange station, and running a contest
using computers for logging.  I gotta do things over and over and over
and..... Well you get the idea.  But, the guys at the field day site have
gotten used to me sending with one hand, loggon paper with the other, and
talking to visitors with one side of my mouth, while the other side drnks a
Dr Pepper.  One of them is able to sit and read over my shoulder, and log
into the computer, from my notes.  Its just second nature to do it.   It was
mentioned that some ops dont write anything down,  I write EVERYTHING, or I
wont remember it long enough to type it in those little spaces.  Either
that, or I simply go onto a MSWord screen and type it in that way, as I hear
it.

At one time, when I was in Ethiopia, we got the US Forces newspaper from
Germany and someone in there wrote a letter to the editor claiming to be the
fastest one handed typist in the world, and then of course another dozen
chimed in saying THEY were the fastest.  This went on for days on end, and
finally I wrote a letter stating I had no claims to such fame , and God had
given me two good hands to type with,but had I had one claim to fame, and
that was to find the dumbest letters to the editor in the newspaper.  That
stopped that!  On the other hand (pun intended) I CAN type one handed, while
also sending - by hand key - with the other hand, and that helps
considerably.


Danny Douglas
N7DC
ex WN5QMX ET2US WA5UKR ET3USA
SV0WPP VS6DD N7DC/YV5 G5CTB
All 2 years or more (except Novice)
Pls QSL direct, buro, or LOTW preferred,
I Do not use, but as a courtesy do upload to eQSL for
those who do.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mike Andrews W5EGO" <mikea at mikea.ath.cx>
To: "CW Reflector" <cw at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Thursday, December 04, 2008 5:16 PM
Subject: Re: [CW] Johnny Cash - CW op


> On Thu, Dec 04, 2008 at 03:55:30PM -0500, Ed wrote:
>
> > I was wondering when you where going to put your .02 cents in. In case
> > anyone is interested, Tony is a good friend and not too close of a
> > neighbor, but close enough. No pencil,no pen.no paper...just head copy
> > and doesn't miss a beat. Don't volunteer to log for him on Field Day
> > either....if your smart...hi
>
> I made that mistake exactly once, with a former Coastie shore
> station CW op. My *word*, what a wonderfully efficient operator he
> is -- no waste motion at all, and QRQ.
>
> -- 
> Mike Andrews, W5EGO
> mikea at mikea.ath.cx
> Tired old sysadmin
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