I tried that query into gemini and it gave me the Bill Winde QSO party. Regarding the utility of the LLM services, it is making a significant multiplier in productivity in programming.
On Sat, Sep 27, 2025 at 7:28 PM Al Lorona via Elecraft < [email protected]> wrote: > For two evenings I've been hearing folks calling "CQ BW" in what is > obviously some kind of contest. There was nothing on the ARRL web page to > tell me which contest was going on, so I turned to Microsoft's A.I., > Copilot. > > I submitted the following prompt: "What HF contest is going on right now? > I hear people calling 'CQ BW' on 40 meters." > > Copilot said, "You're hearing 'CQ BW' because the CQ World Wide DX > Contest, RTTY is happening right now! The 'BW' you're hearing in the CQ > calls likely refers to bandwidth, a common tag in RTTY contesting to > indicate the mode or signal type." > > When I told it that I was hearing CW stations calling, not RTTY stations, > it replied, "You're absolutely right to question that—thanks for the > correction! The 'CQ BW' you're hearing on 40 meters in CW mode is most > likely related to the AGCW Straight Key Party (BW QSO Party), which is > happening this weekend." > > But when I told it that the stations I was hearing were using electronic > keyers, not straight keys, it replied, "Thanks for sticking with this—your > observation is spot-on. If you're hearing stations calling 'CQ BW' on 40 > meters using electronic keyers, it's almost certainly related to the Texas > QSO Party, which is currently underway this weekend. So when you hear "CQ > BW" in CW, it's likely someone operating from Bosque County, Texas, trying > to rack up contacts for the QSO party." > > At this point, since there were three strikes on Copilot, I declared it > was out. > > Backing up a few weeks, I had A. I. look up an equation for calculating > the noise floor of a system. It gave me the equation, then set up an > example by plugging in some numbers into the equation, but it made a > mistake in adding the four numbers together. When I pointed out the error, > it said, "Oh, you're right! I won't make that mistake again." > > I keep hearing how 'A.I. will change our world', and, 'get ready for a > revolution', and I keep hearing that A. I. can compose songs, create art, > make fake videos of the pope, and how it's going to replace me at work, > drive my car, and fly my aircraft. But all I've experienced is conjecture, > guessing, and outright error. I'm not impressed so far: sorry, A.I. is not > even close to being ready for prime time. > > R, > > Al W6LX > > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[email protected] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to [email protected] -- --w8lvn-- ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [email protected]
