[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Announcement

[Kevin Rock]

Howdy Ron, 
   Thanks for the enlightenment :)  I was thinking they were capable of working much 
faster QSOs than I.  But in reality that may not be the case.  I'd much rather talk to 
folks since they are such a varied lot.  It was like that mechanical contester you 
described to me.  Poor Jeeves had to oil and power the think while the Master was 
sipping his sherry.  I think I will stick to my path in life and continue working traffic.  We 
have an SET coming up where we get points for passing as much traffic as we can in a 
certain time frame.  That will be a test of the skills I've learned so far.  
   See you all a bit later,
        Kevin.    KD5ONS


11/9/2003 2:05:04 PM, "Ron D'Eau Claire" <rondec@easystreet.com> wrote:

>First of all, contest CW is the easiest sort of CW. While "contesting" takes
>a bundle of specialized skills, CW skills aren't among them. 
>
>Listening to the un-broken high-speed exchanges I have no doubt that I am
>hearing keyboard/computer generated CW and wonder how many of the receiving
>stations use code readers or computers printing out the results on the
>screen... Or even loading the data directly into the electronic log.
>
>Even if there is someone actually listening and decoding the required
>numbers and call signs, it's a far, far cry from handling traffic or
>carrying on a rag chew in the level of CW skill required, even if the op was
>interested in a real QSO. 
>
>Ron AC7AC