[Elecraft] "Mechanical COntesting"

[Michael D. Heit KD7YLA]

Sandy, W5TVW;

In 1965 ~66 when I was working on my novice livcense, my elmer at the 
time told me why morse code was so critical: "when nothing else can get 
through ... code will. It saves lives. " How true history has proven 
this. The whole object for my getting back into ham radio, and the 
reason I chose the Elecraft K2 kit was to allow me to use code for 
"conversation" ... er... ragchewing. All I have to do now is teach this 
old dawg some new tricks [code] and get upgraded to General ... now I am 
particularly interested in PSK31 operation ... but when I can sit and 
just plain ragchew for an hour or so with my elmer and goood friend Bill 
NA7Y ... now there is what this whole effort is all about. That and 
saving lives ...

>RE: "Mechanical Contesting" or maybe "High Tech Electronic Contesting"
>If you let the machines do all the work...what's the point?  REALLY!  
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73, de Michael Heit KD7YLA
"Real Hams do it at a high frequency"



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