BK>> However, CW does work better with automated stations.

BK>> That and it becomes a pattern. OTOH, I haven't kept up with the
BK>> ham world for a long time. Used to be all the contest winners
BK>> were running CW. Today? Who knows.

 TW> Typoicaly operator for operator the CW operator can get
 TW> more contacts then hte SSB or other mode operator.
 TW> But5 becasue of the rules seperating the modes of operatio
 TW> nthe SSB operator is only competing against other SSB
 TW> operateis.

 Trivial detail I forgot. Dang! CRS strikes again.

BK>> Still a lot of QRP CW stuff out there, though.

BK>> (QRP- Low Power for the non-hams.)

 TW> And they do quite well becasue CW is easier to get through.
 TW> Although typicaly Hams use FAR more power then necessary to
 TW> complet a contact. Appears to be a Male thing that "Mine is
 TW> Bigger then yours" :-)  :-)

 I have never had a rig with more than 100 watts output. Most of
 my real world operation was less than 10 watts. Outside the
 military that is.


BOB KLAHN bob.klahn{at}sev.org   http://home.toltbbs.com/bobklahn

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