You're probably right, Kevin.

Now, you've got me trying to recall how I monitored my CW tone back in the 
late 1960's when I had my novice and used a straight key.

I did it somehow, but can't remember how!  (grin)

73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kevin Nathan" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, January 02, 2012 11:22 AM
Subject: Re: About the Chirp Recording


>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
>>
>