[CW] CW trends on the ham bands -- as I experience it

[DANNY DOUGLAS]

Boy did I fowl that up.  Its C they seem to have a problem with on voice, 
Charlie, Canada, etc.   I think it, then type something else.  hi

Danny Douglas
N7DC
ex WN5QMX ET2US WA5UKR ET3USA SV0WPP VS6DD N7DC/YV5 G5CTB
All 2 years or more (except Novice). Short stints at:  DA/PA/SU/HZ/7X/DU
CR9/7Y/KH7/5A/GW/GM/F
Pls QSL direct, buro, or LOTW preferred,
I Do not use, but as a courtesy do upload to eQSL for those who do.
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "DANNY DOUGLAS" <N7DC at COMCAST.NET>
To: <flymooney at gmail.com>; "CW Reflector" <cw at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Sunday, June 20, 2010 8:59 AM
Subject: Re: [CW] CW trends on the ham bands -- as I experience it


> Its the latter.   Everyone wants to get on to the next step in their 
> lives,
> without living the one they are in.  On the DX bands, it appears they 
> either
> just want the next station, or they really have nothing to say.  Of 
> course,
> if there is anyone else standing by, they will complain that the DX or his
> QSO partner are yakking when HE wants a QSO, and some feel put down by 
> that.
> Personally, I copy everything important that comes across - meaning copy,
> I.E. put it down on paper.  Thus if I can copy (no QRM or QSB) I will get
> your name down, and read it when Im talking back to you, thus Patrick is
> Patrick, not Peter, or something else.  Yeah, I can copy in my head, but I
> may not remember it 2 minutes later, thus its on paper to be remembered. 
> As
> to callsigns, I just dont know.  I dont seem to have the problem in CW, 
> but
> in voice I pull what little is left of my hair out.  Why people have a
> problem with a C is beyond me.  I used DELTA, or DENMARK, or David, or
> almost anything else I can think of, to get them to change their F or L or
> whatever they think they have heard, and they will change to another wrong
> letter.  One QSO on 6 yesterday, I was about to give up, after 3 minutes 
> of
> trying to get them to say my real call (after giving me a 59 of course).
> That is another pet peeve.  Why obhter to give a report, if you are not
> going to give a correct one, and after askign my name 3 times, my QTH 
> after
> I have said or spelled it out twice, then a 59 or 599 is NOT appropriate.
>
>
>
> Danny Douglas
> N7DC
> ex WN5QMX ET2US WA5UKR ET3USA SV0WPP VS6DD N7DC/YV5 G5CTB
> All 2 years or more (except Novice). Short stints at:  DA/PA/SU/HZ/7X/DU
> CR9/7Y/KH7/5A/GW/GM/F
> Pls QSL direct, buro, or LOTW preferred,
> I Do not use, but as a courtesy do upload to eQSL for those who do.
> Moderator
> DXandTALK
> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DXandTalk
> Digital_modes
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>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Patrick" <flymooney at gmail.com>
> To: "CW Reflector" <cw at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Sunday, June 20, 2010 12:27 AM
> Subject: Re: [CW] CW trends on the ham bands -- as I experience it
>
>
>> Henry Mei'l's wrote:
>>
>>> *I also wonder why so many can't or wont get my call right -- usually
>>> reading the last letter 'f' as 'r' regardless of whether I use *
>>> *my el-key, bug or straight key  -- no one seems to have trouble copying
>>> my text -- also some swift types insist on calling me Harry no matter
>>> how many times **I tell them it's Henry. No, nothing wrong with my fist
>>> or keying - have heard it recorded and played backed to me and have been
>>> told that my sending is clean and easily readable.*
>>
>> I get the same problem with people who do not read emails. I will send
>> an email to one of my buddies asking them a question about something or
>> other and they will reply and not answer the question. They won't say
>> they don't know or even acknowledge the question was asked. This happens
>> a LOT in some of my business communications. I will explain something to
>> a client and they will turn right around and ask me a question to which
>> the previous email provided the answer. I don't know if people just
>> don't thoroughly read, don't comprehend, or just plain don't care. I
>> have noticed these occurrences have really picked up in the last few
>> years or so. I guess everyone is in too much of a hurry to pay attention
>> to details (or they think they are anyway).
>>
>> Patrick KA4ZNU
>>
>>
>>
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