[Elecraft] OT-old vs. new 6L6 to K3

[Joe K2UF]

Along with the chirps and squeals (especially from Cuba!) I remember in the
mid 50's as a novice I had a couple of xtals for 80 and 40.  You would call
CQ and tune up and down the novice band for several minutes listening for
some one answering you.  I also had 'variable xtals' that you could move
several hundred cycles ( or hertz) to move away from an existing QSO.  Then
the Heathkit VFO became available WOW! Now I could answer a CQ right on his
frequency (of course that was after I upgraded from novice ;o] ).

73  Joe K2UF  

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-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Andrew Siegel
Sent: Wednesday, March 21, 2012 5:04 PM
To: Ron D'Eau Claire
Cc: elecraft at mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] OT-old vs. new 6L6 to K3

I also miss the days when CW signals were distinctive.  Nowadays, I
actually seek out QSOs with hams with chirpy or hummy CW notes, since
it often means unusual DX, or someone with a good story to tell.  It
would be interesting if we had the option in modern rigs to "dirty up"
our transmitted CW note.

73,
Andy, N2CN

On Wed, Mar 21, 2012 at 3:59 PM, Ron D'Eau Claire <ron at cobi.biz> wrote:
> We can cram a lot more signals into the bands these days. Putting more
> signals in less spectrum has been a challenge for Hams since the 1920's.
But
> us OT's are often a bit nostalgic for CW bands where one could recognize a
> station by the sound of his (or her) signal and "fist". Back then a CW
band
> sounded like a room full of people, each with a distinctive voice that
could
> be picked out easily even without listening to the words. Nowadays the
same
> CW bands sound like a room full of computer-generated voices, all
identical
> except for the words. And, with the digital modes, there aren't even any
> words to hear. The world moves on. Our challenge is to move on with it and
> keep looking over the horizon ahead.
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