[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net cancellation

[K2GN]

>>>W1ZI wrote:
It is a pity that the Elecraft CW net had to be cancelled because QRM from
contests would have overwhelmed it.
John Ragle -- W1ZI
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I agree with John to a certain extent.  I am not a CW OP but the K3 is
certainly converting me.
In CW contest I do strictly a S&P(Search and Pounce for those that don't
contest).
This means a lot of tuning.  With hearing that is getting old and subject to
poor hearing in noisy situations, I tuned across MANY holes big enough for a
CW NET. All you have to do is use the capabilities of you radio, SHIFT,
WIDTH, FILTERS, and you can operate in a small bandwidth. The high end of
the CW portion of the bands aren't that crowded.
And there's the WARC bands sitting there doing almost nothing!!!
So come guys, used your heads and your radios to their full capabilities and
there shouldn't be a problem.

I'd like to thank Elecraft for making a me a better CW contester, DXer and
even RAG CHEWER (Although with a Keyboard). 

Larry/K2GN - http://k2gn.com
K3 S/Ns - 3278, 4086      P3 S/Ns - 51, 1814    KPA-500 - S/N 27
KAT500(s) to come soon.


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On 2/20/2012 3:08 AM, David Gilbert wrote:
> <snip>...I'd offer the opinion that crisp operating practices learned 
> in contesting beat casual roundtable chats with friends hands 
> down...<end snip>
>
> Dave   AB7E
>
>
>
> On 2/20/2012 12:25 AM, John Ragle wrote:
>> Prompted by some of the comments about contests and complaints under 
>> this topic, I second this sentiment with a vengeance. As I have 
>> written to the reflector before, I think these do not go very far 
>> toward justifying the spectrum space that we have been given by the 
>> public, and they mean that I simply have to shut down my HF 
>> operations when there is a big contest weekend. (Fortunately, the 
>> VHF/UHF contests are more
>> neighborly.)
>>
>> John Ragle -- W1ZI
>>
>> /=====/
>>
>> On 2/20/2012 1:34 AM, n5ge at n5ge.com wrote:
>>> As far as contests are concerned, I believe they are out of control, 
>>> but that's MY opinion...
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