[Fists] Anyone else notice this??

[Fred Adsit]

Well, I seriously doubt Anybody WANTS to send poorly. I do get pretty 
rattled, and am not sure why, if I am dealing with somebody who makes more 
errors than I can cope with.

Wandering into this further than the postings invite, I hope if and when I 
return to the bands I don't get turned off by those who don't think my fist 
meets their standards. How I send depends on the keying device I choose to 
use. Mainly, with a keyer, I do fairly well. With a bug, and I love bugs, I 
have a swing.

As I look back at this whole subject, I think the most important aspect of 
sending is leaving room between characters. I definitely tend to leave more 
than the recommended room. I acquired that habit when sending radiograms, as 
I recall. Sending sounds a bit choppier that way, but I've never encountered 
anyone who couldn't copy me, unless I was sending too fast for them.

For those wondering why I am not on the air, I moved last spring and still 
am a long way from installing any ham gear at this QTH.

It is a bit hard to get motivated, I might add. I recall late in 2003 I had 
been finding it utterly impossible to find anyone to ragchew with, and I was 
getting royally fed up with behavior on the bands. I also found myself 
sitting and just listening when I found a really good station, a big point 
Cheryl made. Silky-smooth CW is as soothing as great music, IMO. I still 
envy those who have mastered the art to that degree.

On the reflectors, a year or so ago, I recall discussion about procedures 
and procedural signals and abbreviations. Much of it flew in the face of 
what I was taught starting in 1947 or so. So, when I end a QSO, I suppose I 
violate the "rules". Tough darts. :-)

73,
Fred NY2V Fists 1293
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Cheryl W. Ring" <KB0RQN at QSL.net>
To: "Dan KB6NU" <kb6nu at w8pgw.org>; <fists at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Tuesday, October 26, 2004 10:37 AM
Subject: Re: [Fists] Anyone else notice this??


> Dan,
>
> I've noticed that when I hear a fabulous sender, I want to send as well, 
> but
> when I hear a terrible sender, I have the same reaction - I want to send 
> as
> well as I can (although I no longer have someone better to imitate) so
> perhaps he will get the idea to send better.  Sometimes he does, but often 
> I
> just have to keep the QSO short because his code is so bad.  I figure if 
> he
> is disabled in some way, others will give him good cheer and contact him 
> for
> a while also, but if he is just perverse and sending poorly on purpose, he
> won't have dumped on me for longer than needed.  If he sends beautifully, 
> I
> will either QSO him for as long as I can, or sign with him and continue to
> listen to his beautiful sending.  Good CW is so soothing to listen to.
>
> 73/88
>
> Cheryl KB0RQN
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Dan KB6NU" <kb6nu at w8pgw.org>
>
> One thing I've noted about my CW is that when I'm working an operator 
> that's
> making a lot of sending mistakes, or just has a poor fist in general, I 
> tend
> to be sloppier with sending than if I'm in contact with someone who's
> sending very accurately. And when I'm not at my best, I notice that the
> other operator makes more mistakes than he or she would likely make if I 
> was
> sending better.