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The CW Receiving Machine

BOB SCHENCK

Decades ago, I purchased a new accessory for my ham shack called the CW Sending Machine. It was a marvelous piece of equipment. You pushed one button on it to send a CQ; another to send your name, QTH, and other information you wanted in your QSO; another for contest exchanges; and so on. Numerous upgrades and improvements occurred in the following years and continue in today’s contest and logging programs. There is also a CW Receiving Machine. It has unimaginable capabilities and has not required any upgrades or modifications for at least 5,000 years. It is, of course, the human brain (Figure 1). This marvelous device is surrounded by a cushion of membranes, a thin layer of fluid and a hard protective case. Its only visible components are our…

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CQ Amateur Radio (Digital) - 1 Issue, September 2023

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