Hi All-
OK, before I get too deep into this post, I already know what many of you will say, YES I AGREE YOUR BRAIN IS THE BEST CW DECODER.
Now onto the real question. What type of decoder has worked well for people? Software programs? Some sort of electronics box (MFJ, some sort of kit?)? I am just curious. How well do either of these methods work for decoding?
From my apartment, I have played with some of the software decoders and it has been a little bit disappointing. I think in part because the SNR needs to be pretty high, which doesn't happen easily when I have an S9 noisefloor! Is that correct? or am I totally off?
As for the "electronics" of decoding, how is that accomplished? I mean to say that you must have to be able to distinguish between a dah and a dit, which is usually suppose to be 3 times longer. That being said, it is usually some sort of discriminator circuit or a digital situation, where you can detect a dit as being "high"? I am curious about that.
Anyway, I would be curious to hear what people have to say. Having a read out may be handy, provided it doesn't cost an arm and a leg.
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