"W9HGO" wrote in message
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On Aug 26, 10:59 am, Chuck Harris
wrote:
W9HGO wrote:
Richard how come you don't put your call letters
in your signature?

I don't know about Richard, but I keep my call letters
off of my internet activities because the FCC database
is freely searchable, and has my station address in it.

There are some real nutcases out on the internet. Do you
really want to make it easy for one of them to come and
visit you?

-Chuck

Chuck,

That's a good point.
I am used to just using it in closed groups.
Google does expose us to a much greater audience.

Richard,

Thanks for the advice, I have already learned the code,
Used Chuck Adams code course, I hear great things about
G4FON but being a MAC and LInux user, it is unavailable to
me.

There s a new KOCH method Web site though that is good for
continuing accuracy training
http://lcwo.net/

I am in the processes of building a transistor qrp rig and
trying to
decide on which of the glow plug projects
looks the most promising. Then there is always the T4 I have
tucked
away. So many projects.

My main thought now is to increase my knowledge of the
operating
procedures of CW and as Michael
pointed out the newer editors of ham radio literature are
giving CW a
second class rating.

See you on the bands.


73, Harry
W9HGO -SKCC #4647

Well, I am not too happy about either current CW or
phone procedures, especially the business of signing _only_
your call when calling other stations. How the heck is the
other guy supposed to know he/she is being called?
CW procedure for conversations is pretty simple but if
you want to handle traffic the older books will be helpful.
I also suggest looking at some of the older commercial
license books for the radio-telegraph license.
BTW, I might as well ventilate on a favorate sore point
of mine. That is the use of dits at the end of
transmissions. This originated in the spark and arc days
when the letter C in wire morse (.. .) was used to indicate
a station was clear of the frequency. Maritime operators
used to split this as a kind of friendly sig. The station
_signed with_ would send the didit part and the other
station send the last dit. It was never part of "shave and a
haircut" as has been alleged on some current sites.
Sometimes the most trivial things can bother you:-)
Anyway AR SK and didit dit.


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Richard Knoppow
Los Angeles, CA, USA

WB6KBL