[Elecraft] New Contest Transceiver [OT]

[Dave Lowenstein]

There is way less casual CW operation than there was in '79, '89, and
even '99.  Except for contesting and DXing, CW is close to being dead. 
Foreign phones, RTTY & data stations in the lower portions of the CW
bands and the ARRL/FCC elimination of CW-testing will finish it off.  If
I thought there was any future in casual CW operation, I would have a K3
on order now. 

Dave
N7AF
K2 #4795

On Wed, 19 Mar 2008 13:50:03 -0400 "Michael Brown" <k9mi at sbcglobal.net>
writes:
> Although there isn't as much cw on during non-contest times as there 
> was 
> when I was licensed in '79, there are a number of ragchews going on 
> during 
> the day on 40m during the day and some dx at night/early morning 
> here in the 
> Midwest.
> 
> I'd like for the people who think CW is dead to listen to the ARRL 
> 160 
> contest, or any major contest for that matter. Even though the daily 
> 
> activity may be down, I think we will continue to have decent cw 
> activity in 
> our lifetimes anyway.
> 
> I think someone mentioned it earlier, and I don't want it to be 
> taken in the 
> wrong context, but if the bands are jam packed on 40m, 30 meters is 
> a great 
> band. I think it's better to go to 30m for cw qso's then it is to 
> get your 
> blood pressure up because 40 meters is jam packed with signals. Also 
> maybe 
> the contest managers can try to keep major cw and rtty contests on 
> different 
> dates, although I'm sure this is getting harder and harder
> 
> 73, Mike K9MI