[RDXA] CW?

[n2ujn at rochester.rr.com]

Speaking for the CW disabled ham population:

Cost of SignaLink USB $84.

Proper CAT cable for SignaLink.  $14

Cost of 4 year old PC with XP.  $200.

Cost of serial port card to interface with Radio.  $13

Cost of monitor found at end of driveway of neighbor.  $0

Total Cost to enter digital modes PSK-31 (varicode, small bandwidth, like Morse) and RTTY:  $311

Value of FCC Enabling Entry into Amateur Community, and technology, not having learned CW as a teenager?  

Priceless.  

:-)




---- Paul Mackanos <paul.mackanos at gmail.com> wrote: 
> The difference between CW and RTTY.
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> CW Ops do not need a computer and lots of expensive equipment and
> peripherals (Cost = hundreds to thousands of dollars) to TUNE in a station,
> CW Ops use the computer that is built in. (The one between their ears). Cost
> = $0.00 
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> SSB Ops can do the same thing.
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> Getting on and copying CW is as easy as turning on the rig and tuning thru
> the band, we decode each station immediately without hesitation or tuning in
> the station on a scope. If we hear a station, we copy it, we don't need to
> tune it in to a certain TONE,  (SSB Ops need to do a little tuning so the
> station doesn't sound like a duck talking). If we want, we can go OLD SCHOOL
> and log on PAPER, right then and there. The cost of a piece of paper and a
> pencil.
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> Ricky, you really left yourself open for a spanking on this one !!
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> p.s. Now I am not saying that CW Ops don't have all that expensive stuff, or
> use computers, but to COPY CW, 99.99% of CW and 100% of SSB operators do not
> use a MORSE CODE DECODER, (DEMODULATOR) we use our BRAIN !!
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> Therefore the book title is correct "RTTY FOR DUMMIES"
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> J  Paul K2DB
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> From: RDXA [mailto:rdxa-bounces at rdxa.com] On Behalf Of Rick Mintz
> Sent: Friday, October 11, 2013 8:21 AM
> To: 'RDXA Member Mail List'
> Subject: Re: [RDXA] CW?
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> I've been spanked! 
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> ----- Original Message ----- 
> 
> From: Paul Mackanos <mailto:paul.mackanos at gmail.com>  
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> To: 'RDXA Member Mail List' <mailto:RDXA at RDXA.com>  
> 
> Sent: Friday, October 11, 2013 8:13 AM
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> Subject: Re: [RDXA] CW?
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> http://www.norfolkamateurradio.org/pdf/talks/Data%20for%20Dummies.pdf
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> From: RDXA [mailto:rdxa-bounces at rdxa.com] On Behalf Of Rick Mintz
> Sent: Friday, October 11, 2013 8:01 AM
> To: RDXA Member Mail List
> Subject: [RDXA] CW?
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> RYRYRYRYRYRYRYRY
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> I was at the library and found a book, "RTTY For Dummies". Turned out to be
> a tutorial on CW.
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> Spank me!
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> 
> Ranger Rick
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