Leslie A Thomas Sr.

Profile Information:

Your Call Sign
9Y4LT
How many years have you been performing QRQ CW
forty years
What speed do you like to run QRQ CW
40wpm
Your favorite key, paddle or bug
vibroplex
Your favorite cw keyboard
none
Your favorite cw sending software
none
Your Rig, Antenna and RF Power
ic735 vertical 100w
Your QSK preferences
none
Your favorite headphones or speakers for listening to cw
none
What has been your most effective way of training practice, to copy and send qrq cw
listening to qsos on the forty meter band

Comment Wall:

  • Joe

    Welcome Leslie. I just moved from Maui to St Francisville, Louisiana. Hope to see you soon on the air!

    Joe, W3GW

    May 18, 2012

  • John Tull

    Hey Les ! I have just set up my QRQCW page with photo. Thanks for the info. I enjoyed chatting with you via the landline on Sunday. Our friendship goes back more than 40 years. Your help in the early 60s with getting me into Amateur Radio is greatly appreciated.

    John KA2GEL

    Aug 9, 2012

  • John Tull

    Hello Les, What's up lately. I was just thinking about the days when I first started learning CW. I used to listen to weather transmissions from Dakar on an old RCA  AR-88 receiver at Piarco Airport. They transmitted 5 digit codes at approximately 25 WPM. That was back in the 1960's and 70's. Listening to the different transmitters around south america, The Caribbean and africa, you would find a variety of different and distinct cw tones. They were quite interesting to listen to. Zanderij (PZI) had a very chirpy tone as I remember. Brings back lots of memories .

    Aug 20, 2012