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K3UIM

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RE: Why Do You Like CW?
« Reply #45 on: January 29, 2019, 01:18:39 PM »

  Looking forward to again having some nice rag chews via CW.
Me to! Watch for me on 7.030 or 7.116. Always glad to rag chew. (Especially on the slower speeds of cw.)
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K7KB

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RE: Why Do You Like CW?
« Reply #46 on: February 17, 2019, 10:38:16 PM »

It all started with me when I decided I was going to become a Ham Radio operator when I was in high school. I made the decision to get my novice license, bought me a simple Radio Shack hand key, built an oscillator, and went to work. After practicing enough to get past 5 wpm, I took my exam and I was soon WN7RKA. CW was still my favorite going to Conditional, Advanced, and finally Extra. It still is today 45 years later, as I much prefer working CW than I do SSB. Being a DX’er, I would say you need all the skills at your disposal, and knowing CW is a great skill to have.
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PA0KDW

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RE: Why Do You Like CW?
« Reply #47 on: February 24, 2019, 03:40:59 AM »

The reason I like CW has changed during my longlong ham-existance.

NowDAYS IT IS BECAUSE WITH cw IS A POINT TO POINT COMMUNICATION POSSIBLE over long distance with minimal power and with no possibility for eavesdroppers like google to copy.
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KX4QP

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RE: Why Do You Like CW?
« Reply #48 on: February 24, 2019, 07:14:00 AM »

no possibility for eavesdroppers like google to copy.

I think you're confused about Google's capabilities.  I'd be amazed if Google couldn't copy even hand-keyed Morse with a bad fist.  They manage to convert fairly heavily accented speech; Morse is always going to be easier than that.  If a person can read it, Google can (and if they can't, they'll farm it out to a solving service, like when the 'bots want to get past a ReCapcha).
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N6PG

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RE: Why Do You Like CW?
« Reply #49 on: March 02, 2019, 08:49:09 PM »


It's different and unique.  Not everyone can or will do it, so there's an exclusivity to it.

The equipment is simpler and efficient, lending itself to portable operation.

Family friendly - I can operate CW with headphones on and no one in the house or car hears me operate.

It's legacy and timeless.  CW goes back to the founding of radio.

Mark K5LXP
Albuquerque, NM
 

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K3UIM

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RE: Why Do You Like CW?
« Reply #50 on: March 02, 2019, 09:14:46 PM »

PG: + A hearty "Amen!"
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RE: Why Do You Like CW?
« Reply #51 on: March 03, 2019, 10:48:37 AM »

In addition to what Mark K5LXP said, CW and Morse Code is a very simple system which was
easily learned by hundreds of thousands of people, if not millions, over its (presently) 150-year history.
The long-term success of CW is a tribute to the creativity of its inventor.

It's simple, popular and useful so it has developed a rich cultural history.

CW continues to evolve, with the help of amateur radio. I would suggest that the
wide adoption by hams of automated and semi-automated systems (keyers, readers
and software) has likely made CW more useful as a rag-chewing medium. It has become
more akin to cellphone texting with the possible exception that CW, because it is not
as widely-used as texting, has not been evolving as a new kind of dialect.

Rag-chewing via CW requires a different set of skills for operators who have to formulate
phrases and sentences in their minds before messages can be sent. Before CW automation
most messages were pre-composed. Operators simply translated into code what was already written
and vice-versa. The challenge of coming up with things to say on the spur of the moment
limits the creativity of the messages sent.
 
At the same time the creation, interpretation and celebration of individualized styles of sending is
slowly disappearing. Sending and receiving is less a personal craft than a machine-imitating
process.

This is in line with the widespread current belief, with the promotion by the tech industry, that the
computer will replace the human mind.
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K3UIM

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RE: Why Do You Like CW?
« Reply #52 on: March 03, 2019, 11:07:33 AM »

This is in line with the widespread current belief, with the promotion by the tech industry, that the
computer will replace the human mind.
And, I've heard that computers will replace all the excess paper work. Uh … LOL
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KC1BMD

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RE: Why Do You Like CW?
« Reply #53 on: March 07, 2019, 05:16:38 AM »

To answer the OP's question: I get a real kick out of sending "TEN TEC" when I describe that rig. It has a wonderful rhythm to it - almost sounds like a little 'jingle'. :)
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N8RKD

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RE: Why Do You Like CW?
« Reply #54 on: May 10, 2019, 06:51:57 PM »

I'm just returning to the ham family in general and the HF bands in particular after a long hiatus. Why do I like CW?  because it takes too much effort to be nasty on CW. 

I'm retraining my ears and brain for "head copy."
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WA4DOU

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RE: Why Do You Like CW?
« Reply #55 on: May 17, 2019, 09:07:20 AM »

I'm just returning to the ham family in general and the HF bands in particular after a long hiatus. Why do I like CW?  because it takes too much effort to be nasty on CW. 

I'm retraining my ears and brain for "head copy."


"Head copy" seems to fascinate many, but it requires no special effort, and occurs naturally as you gain proficiency. Proficiency comes from use and there is no substitute!
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K4EMF

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RE: Why Do You Like CW?
« Reply #56 on: August 27, 2019, 04:43:25 PM »

I finally felt confident enough to try my code on air.  It was my first CW QSO in roughly 40 years.
I'm looking forward to more.
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RE: Why Do You Like CW?
« Reply #57 on: August 28, 2019, 01:35:22 AM »

Cool. Looking forward to meeting you on the bands.  :)
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G4LNA

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RE: Why Do You Like CW?
« Reply #58 on: August 28, 2019, 11:26:01 PM »

Why do I like CW? The missis doesn't know what I'm talking about  ;D
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K4EMF

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Re: Why Do You Like CW?
« Reply #59 on: October 31, 2021, 07:50:58 AM »

I completed the CW academy advanced class last week and have since been nominated and sponsored into CWops, #3041.
I had to brag just a little.
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