[CW] Clueless ( as in not a clue )

Wed Dec 31 21:16:59 EST 2014

The best way to check your own sending is to use a copy program, and see 
if IT copies you.  Considering how badly many of these programs do, it 
shows you are doing quite well, if it copies you at 100 percent.

> Bob via CW <mailto:cw at mailman.qth.net>
> Wednesday, December 31, 2014 8:09 PM
> Dave .....
> For a touch of reality ... every one should tape record their CW for 
> 20 or 30 minutes ... and then play it back and listen to it ...
> Bs for Ds ... 6s for Bs...  .. maybe something worse ...We record our 
> CW once in a while ...it can an be a sobering experience..
> It is not hard to get into some "bad" habits ....
> Whitey  K1VV
>
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> *From: *"D.J.J. Ring, Jr. via CW" <cw at mailman.qth.net>
> *To: *"K3PID" <Ron.K3PID at sbcglobal.net>, "CW Reflector" 
> <cw at mailman.qth.net>
> *Sent: *Wednesday, December 31, 2014 7:44:54 PM
> *Subject: *Re: [CW] Clueless ( as in not a clue )
>
> To the real Morse operators, they claimed there was ne'er a signal 
> they couldn't copy.
>
> Many times it was the poor senders who had lots of traffic - and at 50 
> cents a word that income increased every day, a 300 word message was 
> $150.00 income, paid my pay for the day.
>
> I remember the Frenchman whom I called and I could copy NIL he was so 
> bad, I finally managed to get from him how happy he was as he hadn't 
> had a contact in months and he had had a stroke.
>
> Of course most of the poor code is from people who should practice or 
> sober up before they send.
>
> 73
> DR
>
>
>
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> D.J.J. Ring, Jr. via CW <mailto:cw at mailman.qth.net>
> Wednesday, December 31, 2014 7:44 PM
> To the real Morse operators, they claimed there was ne'er a signal 
> they couldn't copy.
>
> Many times it was the poor senders who had lots of traffic - and at 50 
> cents a word that income increased every day, a 300 word message was 
> $150.00 income, paid my pay for the day.
>
> I remember the Frenchman whom I called and I could copy NIL he was so 
> bad, I finally managed to get from him how happy he was as he hadn't 
> had a contact in months and he had had a stroke.
>
> Of course most of the poor code is from people who should practice or 
> sober up before they send.
>
> 73
> DR
>
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> K3PID via CW <mailto:cw at mailman.qth.net>
> Wednesday, December 31, 2014 7:20 PM
> Am I the only one noticing that more and more operators are completely 
> clueless about the art of sending CW? I can generally copy 25+ WPM of 
> GOOD code. That would be code with nominally correct dit to dah ratios 
> and spacing's.  It doesn’t have to be perfect but geese! There are ops 
> out there that I couldn’t copy at any speed! A long time ago in a 
> galaxy far far away we would call them LIDS. Dits that are barely 
> contact closures and dahs that run on and on with no break between 
> letters let alone words!!
> Sorry! Just felt the need to rant! I feel better now!
> 73 es Happy New Year! Ron K3PID
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