[Elecraft] CW Decoding - Your Brain is best

[Mike Sanders]

Someone was on the right track. Why all the systems and methods?
Just get on the air and use it. That is how we actually did it back when.
We used CW as a primary mode for the most part. We learned how to
use it and improved by doing it on the air. 
Anyway I want to talk about CW, CW decode on the K3, The P3/SVGA
and keyboard and CW decode and send using all of the above.
I was watching some CW stations on the monitor RX window while
having Text Dec turned on. I got to messing with the NR, Audio filter
and such. It all makes a difference in getting better decode. Anyway
I got to thinking how good it actually was and how it could help those
who do not do CW because of a million reasons including age and
hearing losses or problems. 
Having a couple of the memories on CW set up a non code person
could use the K3/P3/SVGA/Nice size monitor to actually work CW
at any speed. This especially in contests where the keying is usually
"machine" memory sent and the exchange is minimal. A person 
could easily make QSOs using the programmed memories.
Tune in a station on the monitor or K3 display. Find that you need
that one for whatever award/s and you want to work him. Follow
his activity and when he breaks for another station hit M1 on the K3
sending out your call. Watch the monitor for him to respond to you.
If he does he sends 599 0123 K. You hit M2 on the K3 which sends
RR 5NN TU and you have a valid DX style contact. Not a rag chew
of course but in the log and on the wall. Of course that is as minimal
as it gets but it works to work a new one and a new mode for the
contest or just the award/s you want. 
Really think about it for a minute. Lots of rigs can do it but the K3 does
it well. They don't even advertise CW operation for non CW types.....8>)
but it's there. 
73 es GL ...............6M DXCC #436 132/132  "It ain't easy bein a ZERO".

 
 
                    Mike Sanders 
                        KOAZ