Interesting speed test

[Team2339]

They weren't sending that fast, just smart. Good fist.
I wonder if there is an I-phone morse code app?
KQ6Y

[Al Skierkiewicz]

Originally Posted by Team2339

I wonder if there is an I-phone morse code app?
KQ6Y

Is that a new oxymoron?

[Jeff Pahl]

Here are some background details on the video clip:
http://www.arrl.org/news/stories/2005/05/16/3/?nc=1

What really drives me nuts is I have friends who can sit there and work CW at 30+ wpm in a contest, while talking to whoever is sitting next to them. I struggle at 5 wpm

73 de K0JSP

[boomergeek]

The cellphone users do not seem to have been FIRST material.

I would have clicked a picture of the message card and had the pic message on the other cellphone in less than 5 seconds (trouncing the speed of the Morse Code guys).

Or even better, I could have had a pair of eight year olds do it.

[Al Skierkiewicz]

Jeff,
Remember contesting uses a limited vocab.

[Jeff Pahl]

Originally Posted by Al Skierkiewicz

Jeff,
Remember contesting uses a limited vocab.

I know, but it's still annoying to those of us who struggle to be able to do it at all

People with musical inclination take to CW much better than those of us who struggle to play "Mary Had A Little Lamb". The military actually came on campus and recruited some of my wife's college classmates who were music or music therapy majors as high speed CW intercept operators. They were taught to be able to receive nonsense character groups at 50+ WPM (since anything they would be copying off the air would be encoded). That was "a few" years ago, I don't know if they still do that.

[Aren_Hill]

Must say i'd prefer texting, because I'm completely familiar with my qwerty keyboard and can use that familiarity for other things, morse code on the other hand would still be nifty


KDOHFT (very recently became licensed for the solar car team)

[gorrilla]

wow,

seems like alot of people have their liscence........

my dad and his dad used to do this. we still have all the equipment...

I should probobly go get my liscence.......

[Al Skierkiewicz]

Originally Posted by gorrilla

wow,

seems like alot of people have their liscence........

my dad and his dad used to do this. we still have all the equipment...

I should probobly go get my liscence.......

Yes,
Please do. What kind of equipment might they have? he asked with a smile.

[gorrilla]

Originally Posted by Al Skierkiewicz

Yes,
Please do. What kind of equipment might they have? he asked with a smile.

A bunch
1 receiver and transmitter and 1 "transciever"...
And alot of other random parts
And we have a large(50ft.)antenna pole......

.....I wanted to get it last year but never got around to signing up....

[Al Skierkiewicz]

When one asks this question, the other replies with models like Heath HW101, or Collins S-Line. Then the other smiles and replies with low whistles and "I used to have one like that." or "I wanted one of those when I was younger!"

[MrForbes]

I never got around to learning code, I probably should have....oh well....

and my boat anchor BC-348-Q sits right over my computer. It was converted to 120 VAC by a previous owner, I've had it over 20 years now.

[dcherba]

With Rockwell Collins as a sponsor we should be able to get a special event station at the Championship.

How many of you are going to do the VHF contest or field day?

WZ8T

[Team 135]

I like to see that code is still in use. I have had my license for 3 years now, and never had any interest in it. I was very glad that they did drop the requirement so that I could get the higher license without the need to learn code that I would never use. I have a lot of respect for people who know it, since I tried to learn many times and failed.

[shgshgshgshg]

wow, In a way I'm not surprised, when you think about it, someone who is experienced can make a series of dots, and dashes faster than the time it would take to type and transmit a message via sms...