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Ah Phil, I did not have the time this weekend, visiting with my step son but 
so glad to hear that the code boys and girls, all 8 of them, were out in 
force.  I still love hearing that clear sweet tone through the headphones 
and that polar ring from dx is still a wonderful sound.  I sort of miss the 
chirping signals one used to hear back in the sixties, guess everyone has 
better equipment.  Most of the home brewed rigs are gone now.

Chuck wa8vmoFrom: "Phil Scovell" <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, June 28, 2016 3:17 PM
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: And There Was CW

> I tuned all the bands looking for field day signals.  Funny, even the =
> FCC no longer considers CW necessary or useful these days but strike up =
> a contest, and CW ops come out of the woodwork.  Yes, I know, in the big =
> contests, , there is a lot of computerized operations going on besides =
> logging, that is, even software to copy the code.  Yet, when it comes to =
> FD, you will find lots of brass pounders and bugs still being used.  I =
> tuned all the bands and wished 15 and 10 were like the good old days but =
> not much there this year.  I noticed that cw ran from about 8 WPM to 35 =
> but even the QRQ guys had to slow down to work the other signals on the =
> band running slower speeds or QRS.  The old original digital mode, ODM, =
> still is the greatest in my book.
>
> Phil.
> K0NX