I couldn't agree more with Bill...but those are the exceptions. I was
primarily referring
to ragchewing, etc.....one of my favorite fists to hear and copy is that of
Senor Ben, YN4SN. Ben is an outstanding cootie key manipulator!
73
Tony
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bill Tippett" <btippett@alum.mit.edu>
To: <tentec@contesting.com>
Sent: Tuesday, November 22, 2005 9:37 AM
Subject: [TenTec] Banana boat swing
> K4CFA wrote:
>
> >there is nothing wrong with a
> distinctive fist that one can copy.
>
> True, but for extremely weak signals,
> please send as perfectly as you can. On
> 160 I often hear a number of guys sending
> with "pregnant pauses" included, e.g.
> W4D_R, N_0XA and W2_ JB come to mind. I
> still recall seeing 3Y2GV's 160 log for the
> first operation from Peter I Island. Instead
> of N0XA, he had logged N0XAN since the pause
> after the N confused him into thinking that
> was the end of the call and caused him to
> attach another N.
>
> The reason for this is fairly simple.
> When signals are extremely weak, syncopated
> sending, pregnant pauses, etc. confuse the
> brain which is struggling to copy signals
> below the noise floor, probably in the midst
> of huge static crashes. It doesn't need
> any more distractions than it already has!
>
> 73, Bill W4ZV
>
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