alphapointe
Premium,MVM
join:2002-02-10
Columbia, MO
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| 20M is open today.
Copied a few QSO's on 20M on my shortwave receiver with the rod antenna a little bit ago. Several of the ones I could copy (my code sucks) were from 2-land and farther. I heard a few SSB qso's as well, but my receiver doesn't do SSB very well, so it was hard to keep tabs on. I did find some VERY fast code at 14.023, I assume this was computer generated, as it was well over 40WPM! |
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drjim
Premium,MVM
join:2000-06-13
Torrance, CA
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| or it was an OT having fun. Some of the guys I know who were shipboard radio operators could easily go over 40 wpm. The guy who taught the code classes I took as a youngster could smoke a cigarette, drink a cup of coffe, talk to you, AND carry on a conversation with somebody else on CW at well over 25 wpm.
Just amazing, as some days I have trouble walking and chewing gum at the same time!
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coxta
Ultramundane
Premium
join:2000-07-15
LALALALALALA | reply to alphapointe
I like the way the old timers did it. Typing away while the code whizzed by. The QSO finished and they would continue typing for a couple of minutes.
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Numquam ponenda est pluralitas sine necessitate |
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Sir Meowmix III
@windstream.net | reply to alphapointe
I picked up Denmark, Venezuela, South Dakota, and Portugal on 20 meters mobile yesterday. 20 meters was good indeed. FT-900 w/resonant hamstick. |
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