CW

[k6sdw]

Guys, I'm old enuf when CW testing was required by the FCC for any license grade. Commercial CW Ops could make really good $$$ as a shipboard communications officer, I mean really good bucks! Much better than slinging hamburgers at MacDonalds.......wait, I'm not sure the Big Mac was available back then.


Anyway, enjoy whatever mode floats your boat.....I'm into FT8 lately, but I'll get bored with it soon and go back to dits and dahs........if I can find anyone on the air in that mode.


Just get on the air, for heavens sake!!!


Cheers all, and old ya 73


Ed ~ k6sdw
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[Phil Hystad-3]

I was a shipboard comms officer for several days, part of mornings actually -- well, not officially and definitely not paid the big $$$.

When I was 14 and my copy speed about 20 wpm back then, I spent two weeks on my dad's ship (he was Captain of a cargo ship).  I hung out in the radio room quite a bit and the radio officer showed me how to fill out the weather report each morning as it was sent out over the Pacific by the marine weather reporting services (whereever they were, I can't remember).  So, I would sit in the radio operators chair, dial up the frequency on the receiver, and copy the CW weather broadcast.  I made a few mistakes at the beginning until I got use to the format and content.  After that, each morning I had the job of copying and writing up the weather report for our area (pacific northwest coastal areas).

I also learned a lot about navigating, taking sitings, plotting the charts, and I even spent an hour at the helm trying to sail a straight wake -- definitely a learned skill I did not totally learn.

73, phil, K7PEH

> On Nov 13, 2017, at 9:23 AM, Eddy Avila <[hidden email]> wrote:
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> Guys, I'm old enuf when CW testing was required by the FCC for any license grade. Commercial CW Ops could make really good $$$ as a shipboard communications officer, I mean really good bucks! Much better than slinging hamburgers at MacDonalds.......wait, I'm not sure the Big Mac was available back then.
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> Anyway, enjoy whatever mode floats your boat.....I'm into FT8 lately, but I'll get bored with it soon and go back to dits and dahs........if I can find anyone on the air in that mode.
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> Just get on the air, for heavens sake!!!
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> Cheers all, and old ya 73
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> Ed ~ k6sdw
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