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Art - W6KY

QST: CW vs Text Message Contest on NBC's "Tonight Show" Friday

Posting this because of the CW component.

Hi All,

>
> Christie K0IU at HRO Burbank just informed me that Chip K7JA (Yaesu)
> and a traffic handler friend will be competing on NBC's "Tonight
> Show" with Jay Leno against a pair of cellphone text messengers
> to see who can transmit a message the fastest. According to Christie
> the competition will be airing tomorrow night (Friday May 13th).
> This was confirmed by Chip's wife Janet KL7MF who was manning the
> other cash register at HRO this afternoon.
>
> Get your TiVOs programmed!!
>
> 73 de Mike, W4EF...........

Margaret Leber

Re: QST: CW vs Text Message Contest on NBC's "Tonight Show" Friday

Art - W6KY wrote:

> I know Chip. Why do I think the 'CW' will easily beat the cell phone message
> system...

Because it already has:

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/printFriendly/0,,1-2-1571664,00.html

And in other news, would you believe "broadband over gas line"?

http://www.nethercomm.com

Ya can't make this stuff up...

73 de Maggie K3XS

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EricJ-2

RE: QST: CW vs Text Message Contest on NBC's "Tonight Show"Friday

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The Guinness World's record for their stock sentence is 57.75 seconds. That
works out to a leisurely 24 wpm. I don't see any contest here as long as
Chip can send better than 24 wpm.

Here's the Guinness sentence required for record attempts:

"The razor-toothed piranhas of the genera Serrasalmus and Pygocentrus are
the most ferocious freshwater fish in the world. In reality they seldom
attack a human."

No abbreviations or "predictive" words can be used. They have to send it
letter by letter.

It will be interesting to see what text they use on Leno.

Eric
KE6US

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From: elecraft-bounces+eric_csuf=[hidden email]
[mailto:elecraft-bounces+eric_csuf=[hidden email]] On Behalf Of
Art - W6KY
Sent: Thursday, May 12, 2005 6:43 PM
To: [hidden email]
Subject: [Elecraft] QST: CW vs Text Message Contest on NBC's "Tonight
Show"Friday

Posting this because of the CW component.

Hi All,

>
> Christie K0IU at HRO Burbank just informed me that Chip K7JA (Yaesu)
> and a traffic handler friend will be competing on NBC's "Tonight Show"
> with Jay Leno against a pair of cellphone text messengers to see who
> can transmit a message the fastest. According to Christie the
> competition will be airing tomorrow night (Friday May 13th).
> This was confirmed by Chip's wife Janet KL7MF who was manning the
> other cash register at HRO this afternoon.
>
> Get your TiVOs programmed!!
>
> 73 de Mike, W4EF...........

I know Chip. Why do I think the 'CW' will easily beat the cell phone message
system...
Lets watch...73, Art W6KY

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N8LP

for interested Dayton attendees

In reply to this post by Art - W6KY

I will be demo'ing my E-Meter digital wide dynamic range power/SWR meter
at the SteppIR booth at Dayton this year. The E-Meter will be of
interest to Elecrafters bcause it provides accurate power readings from
10mw to 2500W, and accurate SWR readings from 50mw to 2500W. The demo
will include my K2 as the power source, and a Bird 4410A wattmeter for
comparison.

The E-Meter will be available in kit or assembled form, and has also
been accepted for publication in an upcoming issue of QEX for you
homebrewers. The prototype unit can be seen on my website with details,
www.telepostinc.com/n8lp.html. The final version will be offered in an
all metal case closely resembling the EC1 case used for the K1.

It is autoranging, and has very good accuracy. The meter has a built-in
frequency counter which allows precise in-the-field calibration at up to
154 frequency/power combinations, with extrapolation between cal points.
I plan to offer a calibrator mini-kit as well. Assembled units will be
delivered calibrated on all bands from 160-6m, and at 10W, 100W and 1000W.

The E-Meter has a serial port for remote or PC control, and comes with a
freeware "virtual" control panel for Windows.

For more info, contact me off list.

73,
Larry N8LP

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crmabbott

CW vs Text Message Contest on NBC's "TonightShow"Friday -- watched it

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They trounced them! No suprise but the text messengers seem suprised what
140 year old technology can do

----- Original Message -----
From: "EricJ" <[hidden email]>
To: "'Art - W6KY'" <[hidden email]>; <[hidden email]>
Sent: Thursday, May 12, 2005 10:10 PM
Subject: RE: [Elecraft] QST: CW vs Text Message Contest on NBC's
"TonightShow"Friday

> The Guinness World's record for their stock sentence is 57.75 seconds.
> That
> works out to a leisurely 24 wpm. I don't see any contest here as long as
> Chip can send better than 24 wpm.
>
<snip>

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Bruce Rattray

RE: CW vs Text Message Contest on NBC's "TonightShow"Friday-- watched it

Usually I miss these 'events' but I sure saw and heard this one!...I
still can't wipe the smile off my face!! - 73 Bruce.

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Sent: Saturday, May 14, 2005 5:20 AM
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Subject: [Elecraft] CW vs Text Message Contest on NBC's
"TonightShow"Friday-- watched it

They trounced them! No suprise but the text messengers seem suprised
what
140 year old technology can do

----- Original Message -----
From: "EricJ" <[hidden email]>
To: "'Art - W6KY'" <[hidden email]>; <[hidden email]>
Sent: Thursday, May 12, 2005 10:10 PM
Subject: RE: [Elecraft] QST: CW vs Text Message Contest on NBC's
"TonightShow"Friday

> The Guinness World's record for their stock sentence is 57.75 seconds.
> That
> works out to a leisurely 24 wpm. I don't see any contest here as long
as
> Chip can send better than 24 wpm.
>
<snip>

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wayne burdick

CW vs Text Messenging on Leno: video clip

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Here's the clip if you missed it:

http://www.kkn.net/~n6tv/Text_vs_Morse_Leno_2005_05_13.wmv

73,
Wayne
N6KR

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