[Elecraft] CW Decoding - Your Brain is best

[Fred Smith]

I'm finished with this thread to many people making statements that have no
real world experience using the latest CW software. And worst of all not a
clue as to how many complete canned responses they get during a contest. The
only way to know is if the op is using a key is if he has such a poor fist
you can't understand him. In a DX pileup all it takes is to push 2 buttons
on the front of the K3 and the CW contact finished you've read it on the
P3/SVGA screen Wonderful!!!

Thanks for all the useful comments posted and everyone have a great
"Veterans Day" and remember all those who fought for our country. Even now
and our standing in the world and at home.

73,
Fred/N0AZZ

-----Original Message-----
From: elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net
[mailto:elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of M5FRA - Colin
Sent: Friday, November 09, 2012 1:38 AM
To: Elecraft at mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] CW Decoding - Your Brain is best

I wonder what constitutes a QSO on some digital modes. Using Opera you can
click the auto QSO button and even automatically upload the 'QSO' 
to eqsl. The op does not have to do anything much other than watch the
screen. You could get your DXCC by just leaving the computer running long
enough. Thing is who would get the award, the computer or the OP? 
No contact with other human beings and minimal effort. Buy a radio, an
antenna and a PC, download the software, add you details to the prog and let
it run? Is that what the hobby has come to? 
  
Colin - G8FRA/M5FRA
  
m5fra.org.uk <http://www.m5fra.org.uk>


------ Original Message ------
From: "Fred Smith" <mfsj at mo-net.com>
To: "'Jim Dunstan'" <jdunstan at tbaytel.net>;elecraft at mailman.qth.net
Sent: 08/11/2012 22:49:12
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] CW Decoding - Your Brain is best
>I'm one who doesn't "enjoy" digital modes none of them CW included it's 
>just a tool to make contacts with is all it is. Computers are made for 
>digital modes and have brought them a long way with the JT65 modes to 
>where we can work stations that could never be worked on CW and even 
>with QRP. I enjoy speaking to someone on the phone for only for so long 
>then I want to hang up also.
>
>

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