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- Thread starter loosewire
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Could you elaborate?Huh??
I can not understand what you are trying to say, since when I translate your morse code it comes out to be ineligible gibberish......
This what you posted last, and how it translate from morse code...
What does that mean????
Simple translation:
I thought u guys were hams.
F(ine) B(usiness) is shrthnd (shorthand) for ok great etc.
CW is how it is sent (continuous wave, and also shrthnd for "morse code"). The ".... .." was our LOL.
Yes, back when hams were required to be proficient in the sending and receiving of morse code (CW), the use of abbreviations was commonplace. When spending hours at the key, spelling out every word, especially those words and phrases used frequently, became a chore. Hams pilfered a lot of phraseology from the military and even railroad and Western Union operators, as well as having their own set of "Q" signals for reporting signal strengths or other technical and personal language. When CW was still considered a viable way of message sending, the shorthand really came in handy. (Anyone remember the MARS days?)
Sorry to upset you guys with some talk of the old days. I thought everyone knew.
RR L FB tnx fer kind wrds 73
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There is not a great deal of difference between the old CW messaging and today's texting language.
LOL. I don't think there were many purists when it came to ham CW work. If you're working 80 meter cw band, for example, trying to pull up the station you're talking to through the mud and QRM, you hope he isn't trying to write a work of Shakespere. Remember, we didn't have code readers then, it was just your ear and brain and the scrawls on paper. In other words, we spoke short and quick out of necessity. Also, when working dx, the propagation changes so quickly you have to send and get off in order to work another station.
I think today's text-speak is mostly a part of the fad.
Speaking of crazy, I can't read what you wrote in code. I have to whistle the dits and dahs to hear the letter. It's driving my wife crazy.
Big problem with text speak is:
It is the only English (if you call it English) many people know. So we often get non-English speaking people here looking for technical help and they are trying to get their thoughts across in jibber-jabbiddie text spoken broken English.
Tell your wife you are whistling at her.
It is the only English (if you call it English) many people know. So we often get non-English speaking people here looking for technical help and they are trying to get their thoughts across in jibber-jabbiddie text spoken broken English.
Tell your wife you are whistling at her.
I don't know if many are interested in this subject, but here is an example of why CW in the old ham days was brief and to the point:
In the late 1970's there were few ham radio operators in Japan, therefore that country was rare dx (distant station).
For a period of several weeks, a station began operating there and the guy's only intent was to answer as many statewide contacts as possible. Every evening, between the hours of six and seven, eastern time IIRC, he would be on the air on a certain frequency. As the propagation wave moved eastward you could hear other stations answering his CQ's, but not him. Then, slowly, you'd begin to hear his signal, faintly at first, then growing stronger. When the conditions seemed right, you'd answer his CQ with your call sign only. If he heard you, you'd hear your call repeated, and would later receive a QSL card confirming the contact. Otherwide, you tried again the next night.
The point of this story is to iterate that the brevity of CW messages was by circumstance. In those days of reliable communication only on 80 and 40 meters and with the amount of traffic being carried, the idea was to talk short and quick. Off peak hours, and when conditions were poor, were the times for CW rag-chewing.
In the late 1970's there were few ham radio operators in Japan, therefore that country was rare dx (distant station).
For a period of several weeks, a station began operating there and the guy's only intent was to answer as many statewide contacts as possible. Every evening, between the hours of six and seven, eastern time IIRC, he would be on the air on a certain frequency. As the propagation wave moved eastward you could hear other stations answering his CQ's, but not him. Then, slowly, you'd begin to hear his signal, faintly at first, then growing stronger. When the conditions seemed right, you'd answer his CQ with your call sign only. If he heard you, you'd hear your call repeated, and would later receive a QSL card confirming the contact. Otherwide, you tried again the next night.
The point of this story is to iterate that the brevity of CW messages was by circumstance. In those days of reliable communication only on 80 and 40 meters and with the amount of traffic being carried, the idea was to talk short and quick. Off peak hours, and when conditions were poor, were the times for CW rag-chewing.
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