[QRP] Re: [QRP-L] 98 Most Common Words

[KA8VIT]

Hi Tony,

I have operated CW for 22+ years and agree with you
for the most part.

But, my question to you is, is a CW OP one that can
only  rag-chew using a list of three letter words, Q-signals
and other abbrevaitons...

or...  is it being a radio operator who can send and receive
CW regardless of what is being communicated, be it
a rag-chew, some boring bulletin or traffic on a CW
traffic net.

I prefer to be one of the latter...

72/73,

Bill KA8VIT


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On 8/4/2004 at 3:54 PM Tony Martin W4FOA wrote:

>Hi Bill,
>Those certainly make for good code practice, but having been a CW nut for
>50+ years, I find that the vast majority of the CW guys just don't spell
>many of those words out.  Spelling out words can make for a boring
ragchew.
>That is one of the main problems with many of the fellows that use
>keyboards
>to send CW.  They have a tendency to  S P E L L out everything,  and I
mean
>E V E R Y T H I N G, hi.  I've inserted the most common abbreviation along
>side the word, just FYI. Some may agree and some may not.  That's what
>makes
>this a great hobby.
>
>Best 73
>
>Tony, W4FOA
>

Bill Chaikin, KA8VIT
ka8vit at ix.netcom.com
www.qsl.net/ka8vit

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