N6KR wrote:
Of course this is not the way to hold and run a frequency. ***No, you would have to run while doing that, and then your writing would not be legible. Maybe use the Voice Notes app on your cell phone? 🤪 --- 73, Mike Cizek WØVTT -----Original Message----- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net <elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net> On Behalf Of Wayne Burdick Sent: Wednesday, 28 June, 2023 17:03 To: Robert Strickland <rc...@verizon.net> Cc: Elecraft Reflector <elecraft@mailman.qth.net> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K4 Rx is awesome... CW is also the only way to go for pedestrian mobile FD, which I did for a couple of hours while hiking on Saturday. Even with a 4' whip and 5 watts I was working almost every station I called. I stopped long enough to log each QSO so my printing would be legible. Of course this is not the way to hold and run a frequency. Wayne N6KR > On Jun 28, 2023, at 1:14 PM, Robert Strickland via Elecraft < > <mailto:elecraft@mailman.qth.net> elecraft@mailman.qth.net> wrote: > > Jim... > > I gave up on all SSB contesting long ago. To my ears and preferences, it's > just a pile of gibberish with maybe one very strong/clear signal every > 10-20Kc. Not worth it. CW is the only way to contest IMHO. While I've never > operated QRP, I suspect that I'm headed in that direction, also. > > ...robert KE2WY > > On 6/25/2023 19:37, Jim Brown wrote: >> On 6/25/2023 7:19 AM, Al Lorona wrote: >>> I went to CW after this and found the operating to be a lot better. >> I gave up on SSB on FD more than ten years ago. Instead, have been doing FD >> QRP with W6GJB and W6JTI. There are still guys who haven't been on the air >> in the year between, and some long pauses after a QSO, but that's the >> exception. >> 73, Jim K9YC ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: <http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft> http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: <http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm> http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: <mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net> mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: <http://www.qsl.net> http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: <http://www.qsl.net/donate.html> http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to <mailto:mgci...@gmail.com> mgci...@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
