"KØHB" wrote in message k.net...
"William" wrote


Unless you have an Extra Class operator who vows to do his best to
make machine copy impossible. Ever heard of such stupidity?


I've never heard of that, but I have heard of skilled operators who
make no effort to send machine perfect code, and who in fact take some
pride in sending Morse with some personality.

There are a couple of reasons for this seemingly maverick behaviour.

Reason #1: Before the days of "electronic precision" in keying, Morse
was a manual art. An operators fist was a second "signature", and many
operators cultivated a distinctive style. This was especially true
where more than one operator shared a single call sign. You could tell
who was on watch at KFS by the fist of the operator.

The need or desire to develop a distinctive style because of a shared
call sign should not have had much play in the amateur service where
each operator is assigned a unique call sign.

If you wish to speak of other services morse code use, then there are
other venues for that.

Even with the advent of electronic keyers, some of this old preference
exists, and I must admit I get pretty bored with the
machine-perfect-sterile-without-personality Morse we hear today. It
sounds like robots talking to robots. If you ever heard the melodic
fist of pioneers like W4KFC, you would not have asked the question.
grin.

Wunnerful.

Reason #2: Under "less than ideal" conditions, a little overweighting
with emphasis on the DAH seems to make copy a bit easier.

Perhaps.

73, de K0HB
didididahdiDAH

Yet Dick stated that his mission was to make his fist uncopyable to
no-code Technicians with a machine reader.

bb

Subject: Doing Battle? Can't Resist Posting?
From: (William)
Date: 10/19/2004 5:17 AM Central Standard Time
Message-id:

"KØHB" wrote in message
nk.net...
"William" wrote


Unless you have an Extra Class operator who vows to do his best to
make machine copy impossible. Ever heard of such stupidity?


I've never heard of that, but I have heard of skilled operators who
make no effort to send machine perfect code, and who in fact take some
pride in sending Morse with some personality.

There are a couple of reasons for this seemingly maverick behaviour.

Reason #1: Before the days of "electronic precision" in keying, Morse
was a manual art. An operators fist was a second "signature", and many
operators cultivated a distinctive style. This was especially true
where more than one operator shared a single call sign. You could tell
who was on watch at KFS by the fist of the operator.

The need or desire to develop a distinctive style because of a shared
call sign should not have had much play in the amateur service where
each operator is assigned a unique call sign.

If you wish to speak of other services morse code use, then there are
other venues for that.

BRAIN! Violating your own position on the discussion of other radio
service's practice and policies? Why just last week you were invokling this
"broadband" attitude about "radio" in order to accomodate your bunk-buddy
mentor, Lennie the Licenseless.

Have you since changed your position on the discussion of "radio" issues?

Even with the advent of electronic keyers, some of this old preference
exists, and I must admit I get pretty bored with the
machine-perfect-sterile-without-personality Morse we hear today. It
sounds like robots talking to robots. If you ever heard the melodic
fist of pioneers like W4KFC, you would not have asked the question.
grin.

Wunnerful.

Reason #2: Under "less than ideal" conditions, a little overweighting
with emphasis on the DAH seems to make copy a bit easier.

Perhaps.

No "perhaps" to it.

Those of us proficient in Morse Code techniques know this to be true.

Yet Dick stated that his mission was to make his fist uncopyable to
no-code Technicians with a machine reader.

OK.

Dick's no longer with us (73 es GL OM). YOUR point is...?!?!

Steve, K4YZ

--
My name is Hans and I improved this message.

"William" wrote

Yet Dick stated that his mission was to make his fist uncopyable to
no-code Technicians with a machine reader.


If Dick said that, it's probably too late to change his mind on the
matter.

73, de K0HB
--
My name is Hans and I improved this message.

"KØHB" wrote in message k.net...
--
My name is Hans and I improved this message.

"William" wrote

Yet Dick stated that his mission was to make his fist uncopyable to
no-code Technicians with a machine reader.


If Dick said that, it's probably too late to change his mind on the
matter.

73, de K0HB

That's a fact. I wish I had known him under different circumstances.

Subject: Doing Battle? Can't Resist Posting?
From: (William)
Date: 10/19/2004 8:11 PM Central Standard Time
Message-id:

"KØHB" wrote in message
nk.net...
--
My name is Hans and I improved this message.

"William" wrote

Yet Dick stated that his mission was to make his fist uncopyable to
no-code Technicians with a machine reader.


If Dick said that, it's probably too late to change his mind on the
matter.

73, de K0HB

That's a fact. I wish I had known him under different circumstances.

What a coincidence.

I wish I knew YOU under different circumstances.


Steve, K4YZ

(Steve Robeson K4CAP) wrote in message ...
Subject: Doing Battle? Can't Resist Posting?
From: (William)
Date: 10/19/2004 8:11 PM Central Standard Time
Message-id:

"KØHB" wrote in message
nk.net...
--
My name is Hans and I improved this message.

"William" wrote

Yet Dick stated that his mission was to make his fist uncopyable to
no-code Technicians with a machine reader.


If Dick said that, it's probably too late to change his mind on the
matter.

73, de K0HB

That's a fact. I wish I had known him under different circumstances.

What a coincidence.

I wish I knew YOU under different circumstances.


Steve, K4YZ


I'd rather not know you at all. etx

Subject: Doing Battle? Can't Resist Posting?
From: (William)
Date: 10/20/2004 8:23 AM Central Standard Time
Message-id:

(Steve Robeson K4CAP) wrote in message
...
Subject: Doing Battle? Can't Resist Posting?
From: (William)
Date: 10/19/2004 8:11 PM Central Standard Time
Message-id:

"KØHB" wrote in message
nk.net...
--
My name is Hans and I improved this message.

"William" wrote

Yet Dick stated that his mission was to make his fist uncopyable to
no-code Technicians with a machine reader.


If Dick said that, it's probably too late to change his mind on the
matter.

73, de K0HB

That's a fact. I wish I had known him under different circumstances.

What a coincidence.

I wish I knew YOU under different circumstances.

I'd rather not know you at all.

I am sure you wouldn't. Kinda rough, all that trolling and story telling,
only to keep getting your nose rubbed in it.

It's gotta hurt.

Maybe if you were a bit more honest and forthcoming it wouldn't be so
painful...

Steve, K4YZ

(Steve Robeson K4CAP) wrote in message ...
Subject: Doing Battle? Can't Resist Posting?
From: (William)
Date: 10/20/2004 8:23 AM Central Standard Time
Message-id:

(Steve Robeson K4CAP) wrote in message
...
Subject: Doing Battle? Can't Resist Posting?
From: (William)
Date: 10/19/2004 8:11 PM Central Standard Time
Message-id:

"KØHB" wrote in message
nk.net...
--
My name is Hans and I improved this message.

"William" wrote

Yet Dick stated that his mission was to make his fist uncopyable to
no-code Technicians with a machine reader.


If Dick said that, it's probably too late to change his mind on the
matter.

73, de K0HB

That's a fact. I wish I had known him under different circumstances.

What a coincidence.

I wish I knew YOU under different circumstances.

I'd rather not know you at all.

I am sure you wouldn't. Kinda rough, all that trolling and story telling,
only to keep getting your nose rubbed in it.

It's gotta hurt.

Maybe if you were a bit more honest and forthcoming it wouldn't be so
painful...

Steve, K4YZ

Steve, bad things happen to good people every day. You're a bad thing.

William wrote:


Yet Dick stated that his mission was to make his fist uncopyable to
no-code Technicians with a machine reader.

c'mon now Brian. Dick isn't here to defend himself. SNIOTD.

- Mike KB3EIA -

Subject: Doing Battle? Can't Resist Posting?
From: Mike Coslo
Date: 10/19/2004 6:24 PM Central Standard Time
Message-id:

William wrote:


Yet Dick stated that his mission was to make his fist uncopyable to
no-code Technicians with a machine reader.

c'mon now Brian. Dick isn't here to defend himself. SNIOTD.

Considering who he is and what he's proven of his character in the past,
Mike, would you expect any different?

73

Steve, K4YZ