[Elecraft] CW Contest and Elecraft K3s decoder

[Bill Frantz]

Under the rules, in the assisted categories, using decoders is 
legal. It is also legal, but perhaps unwise, to use the spotting 
network to "read" the call signs. Wiser is to verify a spotted 
call sign, which is a lot easier than to copy it cold. In the 
unassisted categories, all these techniques are illegal.

I think most stations were using a macro to send their report. 
Since the report in CQ WW DX is constant, setting up a macro is 
easy. Copying the report is a different matter, but I found the 
reports easier to copy than the calls, since the reports were 
all numbers (with some Ts, As, and Ns tossed in for brevity).

73 Bill AE6JV

On 11/26/17 at 9:21 PM, marvwheeler at nwlink.com wrote:

>I personally don't depend on the rig decoding but listening this weekend let
>me know that either the big boys are using something to decode station
>callsigns and are definite using an automated system to send their report.
>Using the K3S cw speed option I saw several that read over 60 wpm. I realize
>there are those that can copy that fast but not this old boy.

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