[Elecraft] Short QSO's (was Re: 6M CW)

[Don Wilhelm]

Alan,

My novice days were in 1956, and in those days, the T/R switch was a 
DPDT lever switch.  QSK was only the dream of those first class 
stations, and was only possible with a separate receiving antenna.  Much 
has changed since those times, but old operating habits die slowly.

73,
Don W3FPR

Alan Bloom wrote:
> I agree.  Back in my Novice days in the late 60's it was hard to get
> anyone to talk for any length of time.
>
> But of course, at 5 wpm, just sending
>
> "WN1ABC WN1ABC WN1ABC DE WN3XYZ WN3XYZ WN3XYZ R R R GUD SIG BT NAME NAME
> IS ALAN ALAN ALAN BT QTH QTH IS SANTA ROSA CA SANTA ROSA CA SANTA ROSA
> CA BT YOUR RST RST IS 599 599 599 BT HOW CPY? SK WN1ABC WN1ABC WN1ABC DE
> WN3XYZ WN3XYZ WN3XYZ K" 
>
> takes about 8 minutes plus 8 minutes for the reply plus the time to sign
> off, for a total 20 minutes or so QSO!
>
> Al N1AL
>
>
> On Thu, 2010-07-08 at 21:26 -0600, Bill VanAlstyne W5WVO wrote:
>   
>> You know, I've been a ham long enough (since 1962) to remember people 
>> complaining about this same sad trend nearly fifty years ago. "Nobody wants 
>> to talk anymore, it's just report, QTH, name, CUL!" Same lament, different 
>> era.
>>     
>
>
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