I believe that half of US hams are Technician Class, so mostly VHF/UHF FM operators. Not a lot of DX or contesting there.
Sent from my iPhone ...nr4c. bill > On Jul 13, 2020, at 4:03 AM, David Gilbert <ab7e...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Fine, but that demarcation is pretty arbitrary. You could just as easily go > back to tube gear with crystal controlled transmitters and regenerative > receivers., but I'd be a lot of money you don't. The gear you operate > compares little in form, fit or function to anything those folks used back > then. Your current radio almost certainly has a lot of digital signal > processing already, and I'll bet you use a keyer instead of a hand key. > Quite frankly, I can just as easily imagine somebody at his keyboard on the > other end as I could if he was operating a paddle. Most DXing and almost all > contesting is already somebody simply pounding on a function key on a > keyboard. > > And like I said before, it is entirely possible to preserve the bulk of > everything you mention and still use modern signal processing to make human > connections more achievable. WSJT-X just doesn't happen to be that at this > point, but that doesn't mean something else couldn't be. > > Dave AB7E > > > > >> On 7/13/2020 12:41 AM, Victor Rosenthal 4X6GP wrote: >> For me, it's simple. >> >> When I make a CW contact, even if its total content is "ENN TU", I am >> connected to history, to Jack Phillips on the Titanic, to all of the >> military traffic men and airborne radio operators of WWII, to the operators >> on the merchant ships on the high seas and the Great Lakes, and to all the >> hams of the past, even Mr. Marconi, the first ham. >> >> I like hearing the propagation change with my own ears and struggling to >> capture an ESP-level call. I like the feel of the key and the sound of the >> code. I like the idea that there is another person like me at the other end >> with his or her hand on a key. >> >> I consider myself extremely lucky to have caught the bug at a young age and >> developed the skill needed to make CW as transparent to me as my mother >> tongue. I see how hard it is for those who begin to learn at middle age or >> older. They shouldn't give up -- it's worth it. >> >> 73, >> Victor, 4X6GP >> Rehovot, Israel >> Formerly K2VCO >> CWops no. 5 >> http://www.qsl.net/k2vco/ >> . >>> On 13/07/2020 5:06, Wayne Burdick wrote: >>> >>>> On Jul 12, 2020, at 6:57 PM, David Gilbert <ab7e...@gmail.com> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>> Think of it this way ... CW works fine as both a contest mode, ______________________________________________________________ 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
