Hello Ron- Have operated most modes but still come back to CW. Enjoy nailing a big DX station in a pile up! Says it all! Bill
----- Original Message ----- From: Ron Notarius W3WN Date: Thursday, December 21, 2006 8:46 pm Subject: RE: [DX-CHAT] VU7LD To: DX-Chat > Sorry you feel that way Lou. However, I think you're grossly > mistaken. If > anything, I think the opposite will occur. > > Those who continue to operate on CW will do so because they > enjoy it, not > because they're trying to get their code speeds up to pass a > test. It > follows then that if it is enjoyed, it will maintain at least > some modicum > of popularity. > > CW is an acquired taste. Not everyone acquires it. It took me > a long time > to really settle down and enjoy it. I actually find that lately > I spend > much more time cruising the exclusive CW sub-bands for DX and > ragchews than > I do the Phone 'bands. Never in a googleplex of nanoseconds > thought that > would happen! > > 73 > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > BehalfOf lmecseri -KE1F > Sent: Thursday, December 21, 2006 6:50 AM > To: Shelby Summerville > Cc: DX-Chat > Subject: Re: [DX-CHAT] VU7LD > > > But since CW is no longer a requirement for a HAM license the > mode CW is not > and will not be popular. > > > 73s > > Lou KE1F > > > Shelby Summerville wrote: > > >On 12/19, I wrote: "I "thought" I worked VU7LD/VU3ELR, 12/16, > 1455Z, 20 > >SSB." Now, according to the online log, I DID work VU7LD/VU3ELR > on 12/16! > My > >apologies to anyone that I may have caused not to work VU7, as > I again > >worked VU7LD/VU3RSB, yesterday. I assure y'all that I'm NOT a > DX "hog", nor > >do I have any desire for that reputation! > > > >Happy Holidays > > > >73, Shelby - K4WW > >Subscribe/unsubscribe, feedback, FAQ, problems > >http://njdxa.org/dx-chat > > > >To post a message, DX related items only, dx-chat@njdxa.org > > > >This is the DX-CHAT reflector sponsored by the NJDXA > >http://njdxa.org > > > > > > > > Subscribe/unsubscribe, feedback, FAQ, problems > http://njdxa.org/dx-chat > > To post a message, DX related items only, dx-chat@njdxa.org > > This is the DX-CHAT reflector sponsored by the NJDXA > http://njdxa.org > > Subscribe/unsubscribe, feedback, FAQ, problems > http://njdxa.org/dx-chat > > To post a message, DX related items only, dx-chat@njdxa.org > > This is the DX-CHAT reflector sponsored by the NJDXA > http://njdxa.org > >
