I think he was definitely sending with a hand key and probably didn't have a
side tone.  Wow!  Brought back lots of memories of early novice listening
though on the bottom end of 80 meters.

Take care all and very 73. 


 
Kevin :)
Amateur Radio:  K7RX
 

-----Original Message-----
From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
On Behalf Of Tom Behler
Sent: Monday, January 02, 2012 06:36
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: About the Chirp Recording

    Mike:

All I can say is that I've heard chirpy signals in my time, but nothing that

quite compared to that one.

I guess the thing that interests me is how the guy wouldn't know about the 
quality of the CW note, unless, of course, he had no way to monitor the CW 
side tone.

Thanks for sharing this with us all.

73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mike Duke, K5XU" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, January 02, 2012 8:30 AM
Subject: About the Chirp Recording


> Thanks to all who asked for, or commented on the file, and to Buddy
> for posting it.
>
> Someone asked how I recorded it. The recording was made on that little
> Wilson digital recorder that is sold by  American Printing House for
> $34.95.
>
> This no frills recorder has no line level input, so the only recording
> option is the built in microphone.
>
> I dropped the file onto the computer, trimmed out the worst fades, and
> converted it to an MP3.
>
> Regarding the comments about chickens and ducks:
>
>    My wife, K5KKD, heard the signal as it was being recorded, and
> asked me if Donald Duck was a ham.
>
>
>
> Mike Duke, K5XU
> American Council of Blind Radio Amateurs
>