[Elecraft] Digimodes what am I missing?

[Phil Wheeler]

All you say rings true. I've never been a fan of 
the error-correcting modes because they tend to 
slow things down; my digi mode of choice is PSK31. 
The diversity of the hobby is one of its marvels 
and accounts for me to its staying power: Some 
years I operate more and some years I build more, 
and sometimes CW is great fun and sometimes not, 
Right now I'm building my second KX1 (the first 
was in 2003) and enjoying it immensely -- though 
it does occupy me operating position for a while.

Elecraft has really contributed to the hobby. At 
the beginning of the century my K2 outperformed 
most commercial rigs, and 15 years later my K3 and 
KX3 do the same. And they -- Wayne, Eric, and 
Company -- show no signs of slowing down :-)

73, Phil w7ox

On 3/21/14, 11:47 PM, F5vjc wrote:
> Well some great comments, it just shows what a diverse bunch of geeks we
> really are!
>
> To me a Radio Amateur is and always will be proficient in CW to some
> degree, it's part of our history.
>
> For me 100% copy using sophisticated error correcting Digimodes does not
> turn me on... quite the opposite. Fun modes to get going but interest soon
> wanes.
>
> Elecraft has for me put the real FUN back into Ham radio beginning with the
> K2 way back.
>
>   73 et ZUT, F5VJC :)
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