a quick post-script to my post of earlier this afternoon... i walked past my K3 and turned it on and spun down to the CW end of the 40m band and heard NI1I calling CQ fairly slowly and thought, "oh heck... i can probably carry on a QSO for the first time in over 30 years with no preparation... its just like falling off a bicycle"... and it was... skinned knees and bloody elbows and all... and multitudinous blessings on the head of Jim, NI1I from Fairchance, PA (the only parts of the actual QSO i was actually able to put on paper), for his patience.
(did you know that under 'pressure' the brain can forget which of only -two- fingers controls the dit's and which controls the dah's and, instead, simply and convulsively squeeze both paddles at the same time, something not possible with a straight key, sending out random groups of tones that sound like letters but don't actually form any words?... neither did i!)
anyway, i now have a complete CW QSO under my belt. things can only dit better! (ha ha ha ha ha)
ow
73
de Robin (W6RDG)
Monday, September 14, 2009
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