I guess everyone is entitled to pursue the hobby the way they wish. The fact that its a digital mode or CW really has nothing to do with it. You can hear the same canned and non-conversation exchanges on CW or SSB. I know CW operators that don't own a key. For them it's just another digital mode. They use the same canned macros we see in RTTY or PSK.
Today's hams live in a world filled with text messages and Twitter. To them, CW might just as well be another form of texting. It's no wonder they can't have conversations with each other. Mastering the technology is a big part of what fascinates me about ham radio. For me, digital modes are a part of the merging of two worlds in which I grew up and, which grew up with me. Radio and automation. I like trying new stuff. It's one of the reasons I chose the K3. After almost a year of ownership, I'm still learning about what this radio can do. 73, Ron, K5HM k5hm....@gmail.com www.qrz.com/db/k5hm -----Original Message----- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of WILLIS COOKE Sent: Thursday, March 20, 2014 8:31 PM To: F5vjc; Elecraft Reflector Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Digimodes what am I missing? I feel the same way Denis. I guess when I finish Honor Roll and Challenge 3000 maybe I will get back to it, but I am old and the younger folks don't seem to get the charge from CW that I do. To me, even when you talk, digi is too much like email! Willis 'Cookie' Cooke, TDXS DX Chairman K5EWJ & Trustee N5BPS, USS Cavalla, USS Stewart ________________________________ From: F5vjc <foxfive....@gmail.com> To: Elecraft Reflector <Elecraft@mailman.qth.net> Sent: Thursday, March 20, 2014 5:56 PM Subject: [Elecraft] Digimodes what am I missing? Is it me, but what is the attraction to the Digimodes? I can and do understand the achievement to get a new mode working, which is the only satisfaction that I can find. Why? Having succeeded in getting any Digimode working the only traffic I see are canned messages and brag dialogues of no great interest. All rather boring and impersonal. What PC, how much memory, what operating system ad nausea. Yes I operate CW and the rubber stamp and the DX QSO are very familiar to me but at least it's a skill to send and receive CW. I am not knocking the Digimodes I hope but would like to know, are there any real keyboard to keyboard interesting QSO/s to be found, and if so where? 73, F5VJC ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to wrco...@yahoo.com ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to k5hm....@gmail.com ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
