Return-Path: Received: from rly-mg05.mx.aol.com (rly-mg05.mail.aol.com [172.20.83.111]) by air-mg08.mail.aol.com (v125.7) with ESMTP id MAILINMG082-a124a9d92eb50; Tue, 01 Sep 2009 17:32:45 -0400 Received: from post.thorcom.com (post.thorcom.com [193.82.116.20]) by rly-mg05.mx.aol.com (v125.7) with ESMTP id MAILRELAYINMG054-a124a9d92eb50; Tue, 01 Sep 2009 17:32:29 -0400 Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.14) id 1Miawt-0002bB-BJ for rs_out_1@blacksheep.org; Tue, 01 Sep 2009 22:31:31 +0100 Received: from [83.244.159.144] (helo=relay3.thorcom.net) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 1Miaws-0002b2-Rl for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Tue, 01 Sep 2009 22:31:30 +0100 Received: from pne-smtpout1-sn2.hy.skanova.net ([81.228.8.83]) by relay3.thorcom.net with esmtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1Miawl-00067H-41 for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Tue, 01 Sep 2009 22:31:25 +0100 Received: from [127.0.0.1] (81.235.167.68) by pne-smtpout1-sn2.hy.skanova.net (7.3.140.3) (authenticated as u33233109) id 4A7285AE0037D15B for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Tue, 1 Sep 2009 23:31:17 +0200 Message-ID: <4A9D92A7.8030502@telia.com> Date: Tue, 01 Sep 2009 23:31:19 +0200 From: "Johan H. Bodin" User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.23 (Windows/20090812) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org References: <005601ca2b2f$f97ee260$0301a8c0@mal769a60aa920> <006c01ca2b34$1446abb0$0301a8c0@mal769a60aa920> In-Reply-To: <006c01ca2b34$1446abb0$0301a8c0@mal769a60aa920> X-Spam-Score: 0.0 (/) X-Spam-Report: autolearn=disabled,none Subject: Re: LF: Re: Re: wspr Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.63 (2004-01-11) on post.thorcom.com X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.0 required=5.0 tests=none autolearn=no version=2.63 X-SA-Exim-Scanned: Yes Sender: owner-rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org Precedence: bulk Reply-To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org X-Listname: rsgb_lf_group X-SA-Exim-Rcpt-To: rs_out_1@blacksheep.org X-SA-Exim-Scanned: No; SAEximRunCond expanded to false X-AOL-IP: 193.82.116.20 X-Mailer: Unknown (No Version) mal hamilton wrote: > Maybe u like FICTION I like FACTS Mal, please have a look at the FACTS at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shannon-Hartley_theorem These are the "rules" that all kinds of communications have to obey to when information is sent through a noisy channel. Believe me, hand sent CW is no exception! I agree with you that CW is both fun and efficient, I am a keen CW operator myself by the way (QRP HF), but, by today's standards, CW is simply not the most efficient way to communicate. 73 Johan SM6LKM