ARRL International DX CW Contest 18./19. Feb 2023 DL6FA 31-35WPM DOK: F38 Begali Sculpture Janus

ARRL International DX CW Contest 18./19. Feb. 2023
- Only Monoband Dipol and Quad Loop ! NO BEAM IS USED
- Give manually with hand by paddle ! NO PC / TRX CONNECTION IS USED
- Chance decides which station is worked ! NO CLUSTER IS USED
Livevideo ! So läuft bei mir jeder Contest ab. Immer Paddlebetrieb mit der Hand.
Ob nur ein paar Stunden wie im gezeigten ARRL-Contest oder wie im letzten Jahr
23 Stunden im WAG-Contest. Das macht mir immer noch am meisten Spaß.
Wie man im Video hören und sehen kann passieren jedem Funkamateur hier
und da auch mal Fehler, natürlich auch mir. Das ist ganz einfach so !
Es ist eben live, nichts geschönt oder weggelassen.
Viel Spaß beim Zuschauen / Zuhören.
Live video ! This is how every contest works for me. Always paddle operation with the hand.
Whether only a few hours as shown in the ARRL-Contest or as last year
23 hours in the WAG-Contest. This is still the most fun for me.
As you can hear and see in the video happen to every radio amateur here
and there also times mistakes, naturally also me. That is quite simply in such a way!
It is just live, nothing embellished or omitted.
Have fun watching / listening.
73, Andy DL6FA
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[@richlevenson6605]

Nice job - very impressive. As a cw nut, this is just a great video by a master at the key. Keep up the great work. Auf Wiederhoren! W2FKN

[@Andy-lc4wd]

Many thanks and greetings, Andy de DL6FA

[@darrinpearce9780]

Excellent video. Love the unassisted and manual ops. Watching CW masters keep me motivated on the CW learning journey. 73 and thanks for posting

[@Andy-lc4wd]

Thanks for the praise, 73, Andy

[@Rene_Voortwist]

You really have skills. FB! Thanks for the inspiration!

[@Andy-lc4wd]

Thank you for your nice comment, wish you best 73, Andy DL6FA

[@peterm2618]

Sehr beeindruckendes Video! 🙂Thanks for sharing! 🙂

[@Andy-lc4wd]

Vielen Dank und 73, Andy

[@lorenzoferrarese1286]

Bravissimo! Complimenti!

[@Andy-lc4wd]

Thank you, 73 Andy

[@Ki5PGL]

This is helpful for me to see what to expect in my first ARRL Intl. DX. I hope to work you this weekend Andy!

[@Andy-lc4wd]

I wish you a lot of fun in your first ARRL. I will be there some hours this weekend. Maybe we meet us. Best 73, Andy de DL6FA

[@mattsartori2624]

Another amazing video Andy Thanks for sharing Congratulations!!! 73 😊😊😊

[@Andy-lc4wd]

Thanks, I had a lot of fun again, 73 Andy

[@ricktalbott9611]

Nice and I'm not keying at those speeds. Glad I use the PC for that. Nice job 73 de KC2ZA

[@Andy-lc4wd]

Try it also only with paddle, it´s definitely more fun than the PC, many thanks and 73, Andy de DL6FA

[@DieGo-nl9il]

Good job!!!!!

[@Andy-lc4wd]

Thank you, 73 Andy

[@JohnMcCoy]

Nice operating and nice video, Andy. The captions are a nice touch to make the experience more accessible to noobies. Kudos for sending all the code manually. The computer has degraded my skills to the point I’d never try it! 73 DE N8PE

[@Andy-lc4wd]

Thank you for the praise. Giving by hand will bring me more fun than with the computer. Best wishes, 73 Andy

[@alfredbarteethethird2436]

You make me want to do CW even more

[@Andy-lc4wd]

Thank you, merry xmas, 73 Andy

[@PP5FB]

Great job !

[@Andy-lc4wd]

Thank you, 73

[@danielmartin7674]

I prefer N1mm to do my keying. I wish I was that competent!

[@Andy-lc4wd]

Pure practice, develops all by itself over the years. But I also have over 30 years of practical experience. Thank you a lot. Best 73 and good DX, Andy de DL6FA

[@black21jackdg]

amazing you are the man...

[@Andy-lc4wd]

73 Andy

[@rafaelsanchez3558]

Hi Andy good video contest good log NP3F

[@Andy-lc4wd]

Dear NP3F, many thanks and 73 Andy de DL6FA

[@dongira2384]

you are doing very well ..... from ve2ir ... nice video... 73

[@Andy-lc4wd]

Dear VE2IR, thank you a lot, best 73, Andy de DL6FA

[@radionb3i]

Just checked the log....You are in the log .... nice to see you in operation. K3CY

[@Andy-lc4wd]

OK, that´s great. Maybe we meet us again in contest or normal QSO. Best 73, Andy

[@user-xk2kh7vz2h]

Welcome to the UR5KC sound quality, preferably better, success. All good seven three.

[@Andy-lc4wd]

73 Andy

[@Roddy1965]

Very good, no assist.

[@Andy-lc4wd]

Many thanks, 73 Andy

[@Professzore]

Well done! Congratulations! 73 de HA5CST

[@Andy-lc4wd]

Thank you, 73 Andy DL6FA

[@stevecrawford3551]

I wonder if there a way to filter the paddle clicking, and just hear the transmitting tone?

[@Andy-lc4wd]

Hello, the clicking is intentional in the video to show how the paddle sounds. It cannot be filtered out. In my more recent videos, the paddle clicks can only be heard very quietly in the background. Many 73, Andy de DL6FA

[@MWGblog]

Like the overhead shots of keying the Janus. Curios if you use Iambic A or Iambic B?

[@Andy-lc4wd]

Hello dear OM, I use Iambic A. 73 Andy

[@lavi0019]

Sehr schön Andy, genau die richtige Geschwindigkeit für mich um im CW-Tempo voran zu kommen. Danke fürs Video, 73 Jürgen, DL1DUR. P.S. Den richtigen TRX hast du auch ! 890 ?

[@Andy-lc4wd]

Der TS890 ist schon ein richtig gutes Funkgerät.

[@jasoncary7957]

I also have the Janus and see you have the paddles quite close to each other, almost like the Sculpture Mono, which is a single lever key. Do you use the Iambic ability of the Janus as well? DE K6JSC

[@Andy-lc4wd]

Yes, I use the iambic ability with a very narrow distance between the paddles. For me personally, the closer the distance, the better. 73 Andy de DL6FA

[@makskk6spm275]

What headphone you are using on this video?

[@Andy-lc4wd]

Hi, It's the kind of headphones you wear in noisy environments, for example when working with tradesmen. Except that a pair of earpieces have been retrofitted. Vy 73, Andy DL6FA

[@makskk6spm275]

​@@Andy-lc4wd Hi. Thanks for the response, Andy. I see some wires that come out from the headphones. Or is this like earphones and you put those noisy protection over them?

[@Andy-lc4wd]

​@@makskk6spm275 Hi, You are the first to notice that. Before every video, I put a small microphone connected to my smartphone under the headphones. The smartphone shows me from the side and records the QSO sound. The paddle is filmed via a second smartphone. A small microphone is also connected to it via a cable and records the sound of the paddles. Both videos are then synchronized with a video editing program. The video is finished. Simple and inexpensive.

[@vladitok9150]

Too long pause between "DL6FA" and "Test". Sometimes it confuses correspondents.

[@Andy-lc4wd]

Thank you for the constructive criticism. That's exactly the point. Sometimes my breaks are too long. I don't want to make them too short either. I am working on it. 73 Andy

[@f6fvy]

You have to learn typing with left hand *only* and use the right hand for the paddle. You will save time and unnecessary (and tiring) movements. 73 !

[@Andy-lc4wd]

Thanks for the good tip. I'll have to get used to it quite a bit though. Best 73, Andy