[Elecraft] K3 CW decoder and CQ CW contest

[Tom Blahovici]

That sounds interesting. I tried calling CQ with the terminal but that was a disaster. Inevitably, the answering station was enough off frequency that the radio wouldn't decode.
Also one thing I noticed with the decode. 9 out of 10 times the station returned my call,  the first letter was decoded incorrectly,  and no, I did send a V. 
73's Tom

On Nov 30, 2014 8:08 PM, lmarion <lmarion at mt.net> wrote:
>
> If you want to work more DX than you ever thought possible: 
>
> 1. Learn enough CW to do basic  exchanges. 
> Your speed and proficiency will increase dramatically by just doing it. 
> 2. Get on 30 meters.  Other countries have not abandoned CW 
> like the USA has. You will work DX after DX station. 
>
>    You can even call CQ with QRP power and work stations worldwide. 
> No need to wait for contests with their special rules and pileups. 
>
>                                                                   Leroy 
> AB7CE 
>
>
>
> On Sun, 2014-11-30 at 18:32 -0500, Tom Blahovici wrote: 
> > Hi 
> > Just thought I'd drop a note about the Elecraft CW decoder. I've been on 
> > the air for a number of hours hunting new DXCC's with the K3's built in CW 
> > decoder. This was my first time using CW, I only know the letters CQ 5NN 
> > TU and that's it! ( OK E also) Never been on CW before so all DXCC's were 
> > 'new'. 
> > Armed with that and a spotting program I racked up 50 new dxccs from 
> > around the world. This was a new experience and introduced me to CW. Now I 
> > want to learn it so the next time the contest comes around I'll enjoy it 
> > that much more. Was a blast. 
> > 73's Tom 
> > va2fsq.com 
> > 
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