[Elecraft] New Contest Transceiver [OT]

[Gary D Krause]

I'm a casual CW operator and I like to rag chew.  I agree that there is less 
activity than in past years.  One indication for me is that I keep working the 
same stations which rarely happened when I was first licensed.  I am also 
another one this is hesitant to order a K3 at this time.  The K2 may be my 
last rig but, then I do have my income tax return burning a hole in my 
pocket...but, then again, ham radio isn't my only hobby or interest. ;-)

Gary, N7HTS


On Wed, 19 Mar 2008 11:20:20 -0700
  Dave Lowenstein <n7af at juno.com> wrote:
> 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
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