From: adams@chuck.dallas.sgi.com (Charles Adams)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: Re: Paddle usage and FUN and CW
Date: 23 Nov 92 19:10:36 GMT
Organization: Silicon Graphics, Inc.

In previous posting on the above subject i used the word "wrong" in
response to a posting by Val Breault, N8OEF.  it probably sounded
harsh and was not intended to be.  if i have offended anyone, please
forgive me.  i privately apologized and i now publically apologize.


on a different thread:  i can digitally create morse to any speed
on an SGI Indigo system that i own.  i use it to create cassette tapes
at 60 to 80 wpm.  i have created tapes for friends at 20 to 45 wpm.
since it is digitally produced at 44.1K, no noise and 2.5ms rise and
fall times, it sounds great.  at any audio frequency.

someone was interested in getting morse on a CD at 20wpm.  i think
that this can easily be done.  i have heard that it costs $10 to
master and $1 each to reproduce, but now we have a problem.  if you're
like me, after a couple of times you've got the tape memorized, which
i don't think is that bad a deal, but others do.  CDs last a long time...

what would you want to memorize?  i have the following files:

1.  all the dxcc country prefixes (prefixii), but it takes an hr at 45wpm

2.  all the counties in the US of A, 3076 or something like that

3.  how about random contest exchanges?  SS, WWDX, FD, ...?

4.  random qso's, but everybody does that

5.  how about plain text

6.  how about pileups, different calls at different tones, speeds, etc.
    for the DXrs to practice being a rare one or SS test

7.  stereo qsos  :-)

i can copy plain text in excess of 70 wpm.  i prefer plain text.  one
thing that i find that i dislike is random code groups.  just a personal
thing.  probably potty training thing.  ;-)

another personal thing.  i went to a ham club on thursday nite (as a teenager),
couple of kids my age said they'd help me get my ticket, i went home
and memorized the code on friday, on saturday had my dad drove me from
wink to kermit, tx (12 miles).  the guys set me down to practice and i was
doing 12wpm.  in one week i was doing 20.  in 9 months i was doing 60.
it's a gift..... or a curse.  i try to copy squeeky doors, fans,......
someone accused me of sounding like rain on a tin roof.....  :-)

i've only one time in my life had someone blow me away.  about 6 months
into my ham life i called cq at 30 wpm and some came back to me, a w7,
and blew me away at 50+.  never heard the guy again.  probably harry, w7jwj (?)

first qso.  40 mtrs, 20w with dipole laying in front yard.
            from wink, tx to pampa, tx.

the longest qso, 4.5hrs at 40 wpm. yl in oklahoma 1961 on a friday nite. 

scarest qso.  talking to a 5 in arkansas on a saturday.  he got scrambled
              on a SAC alert (B52 pilot) for real.  about 1960 timeframe.

stupidist qso.  in first month, trying to get a guy to explain to me what
                'es' was abbreviation for.  (bad english i know)......

real interesting qso.  talking to novice on 15mtrs (1959).  crystal required
                at that time for novice operation.  guy was running heathkit
                apache and was drifting up the band as the qso continued.

worst beating.  working SS with 50 watts and trying to hold a frequency.  ;-)

in 35 yrs, i've never heard any cursing on cw.  i've never met a cw op that
i didn't like.  wish i could say the same about other modes.


remember, in the year 3000, archaeologists are going to dig these things (CDs)
out of the landfills.  what should they find?  please, no cw wars.....
i'm not interested in or am advocating commercial adventure here, just
keeping cw alive and well til i die.

chuck k5fo
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