[Fists] Ever tried CWCom?

[Fred Adsit]

Well, Chris, I realize that one can get on 2M and talk on 10M with it, =
with, in the US, a Technician license -- and I realize that the Internet =
is used to relay TCC traffic in the US, but I don't do either. I'm not =
ready for prime time not-really-radio. The key words are right below =
your link ... "It's not radio, but ...... "

We need more people ON their radios, not on the Internet, using the =
Continental Code. If one has time for what you suggest, one has time to =
go into the ham shack and turn on the radio station and use it. No =
computer required. (for most rigs).=20

73 - Fred NY2V =20
FISTS 1293


----- Original Message -----=20
From: Chris Redding=20
To: Fists@mailman.qth.net=20
Sent: Saturday, January 17, 2004 8:43 AM
Subject: [Fists] Ever tried CWCom?

If you like CW, have you tried the morse version of Echolink (CWCom)?
It works in a similar way, and you can easily wire your key/keyer up to =
the
computer and away you go.

Download it from www.mrx.com.au

It's not radio, but it is definitely morse, and good fun. New faces are
appearing nightly, but new users are desperately needed to get the ball
really rolling....You don't even need to hold a ham licence (although =
anyone
not familiar with 'hamspeak' and CW abbreviations would find it a bit
mystifying).

You can send morse with a hand key or bug, also text each other via the
keyboard - but not speak.

The morse is real...not artificially generated. You can still tell the
different 'fist' styles that people send in.

Hook-up an old spare key to a serial plug (see the color photo in =
'help'),
and maybe see a few of you on Morsenet1 (on channel 100) later.  (after
about 22:00 UTC)

Maybe if enough come on, we can arrange a regular spot (there are
thousands to choose from) to meet up or use 'morsemail' to heckle each =
other
in morse :-).

All the best,
Chris G4PDJ