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Re: [TowerTalk] Text Messaging VS CW Results - Jay Leno Show

To: Chuck O'Neal <cdoneal@comcast.net>
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Text Messaging VS CW Results - Jay Leno Show
From: Jim Jones <K0HY@comcast.net>
Date: Sun, 15 May 2005 09:45:15 -0600
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As time goes on my understandability goes down along with my hearing.

Jim



Chuck O'Neal wrote:

>Um....an "exchange" in a CW contest is vastly different than sending an
>information based message with real words as done on the Tonight Show.
>Voice will win out since one can understand up to 300 words a minute
>although the average is 150 WPM or so.
>
>Chuck...K1KW
>----- Original Message ----- 
>From: <paul@w8aef.com>
>To: "Martin, AA6E" <martin.ewing@gmail.com>; <towertalk@contesting.com>
>Sent: Sunday, May 15, 2005 12:21 AM
>Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Text Messaging VS CW Results - Jay Leno Show
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>>I don't think this is true with voice.  Let the contesters log in on this
>>one for voice vs cw rates.
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>>And for traffic handling where accurracy is critical cw will win every
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>time.
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>>de Paul, W8AEF
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>>----- Original Message ----- 
>>From: "Martin, AA6E" <martin.ewing@gmail.com>
>>To: <towertalk@contesting.com>
>>Sent: Sunday, May 15, 2005 4:14 AM
>>Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Text Messaging VS CW Results - Jay Leno Show
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>>>Well I think my cell phone beats CW when it comes to sending pictures
>>>and mp3s, not to mention plain old voice!  Theoretically, you could
>>>uuencode a voice file or photo and send by CW, but it wouldn't be much
>>>fun...
>>>
>>>73 Martin AA6E
>>>      
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Stations", and lot's more.  Call Toll Free, 1-800-333-9041 with any questions 
and ask for Sherman, W2FLA.

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