CW on 40 metres G4BSW QSO with DL8MEL

Poor conditions on the 40 metre band! QSO with Geri DL8MEL in Munich. A contact that would be pretty much impossible on SSB? Long live CW for poor conditions!
Rig Kenwood TS590SG with Dipole as inverted vee. Paddle Begali Simplex and Hamgadgets Pico keyer.

[@darrinpearce9780]

Nicely done in tough band conditions. Thanks for posting and 73 from VK3.

[@nigelhadley]

Thanks Darrin. 73 mate from The UK

[@Varianna12]

Always a pleasure to hear a skilled CW op. The old code is both a barrier and a strong bond in these days of super easy license exams.

[@jjgr661]

CW FOREVER

[@johnratcliffe6438]

Skills! I love watching people use Morse :)

[@Man0fMeans]

VY FB speed ES fist OM! I have the TS590S. Looks like you may be running the SG here. Love the fact that you don’t actually have a mic connected!

[@nigelhadley]

Thanks for that kind comment mate. Yep that’s the TS590SG. Superb little radio 👍

[@glaros0]

This Kenwood is just awesome. I am new into CW(15wpm), but not a few times I've managed CW QSOs with the S-meter showing NO bars at all and with narrow filter/NR2 activated, yet I could still hear the other side Morsing me. Though, what report does someone gives on such scenario? 509?!!

[@Varianna12]

If you are at 15, you're doing very well. Always practice a bit faster than you can copy. You will be surprised and pleased at the skill level you will attain.

[@QRPCW]

nice rig and key!!!!

[@g4vuxqrp210]

Thanks for sharing this, it sounds like a great rig for the CW op. 73 Graham de G4VUX

[@nigelhadley]

Cheers Graham. Yes a brilliant rig mate. Love your home brew stuff on QRZ.com! All the best 73 Nigel G4BSW

[@alexjohnsen4756]

reading the qso while my telly is on, chris and nigel, nice key too de g0dhz.

[@stevepatterson2290]

got to be a way to get that noise out of there

[@nigelhadley]

Hello Steve. I tend to use my ears as a filter with weak signals

[@stevepatterson2290]

@@nigelhadley me to but good filters do help

[@klrscout]

Looks to be an iambic key, but too little movement to tell (for me anyway). What brand and model? Thanks!

[@nigelhadley]

Hi, Yes an iambic dual paddle, Begali Simplex 👍

[@klrscout]

@@nigelhadley Thanks very much, 73!

[@user-rb7ut6qn3q]

good sound and rig! DX es 73 de RK3T!

[@klrscout]

Thanks for posting. Obviously very skilled, roughly what rate of send/receive are we seeing?

[@donr2670]

G4 Nigel going about 27-28 wpm, Geri going abt 23 I'd guess...

[@alanslaughter16]

Turn your RF gain down mate!

[@lucabenatelli9672]

Bad cw filter adjustment! to much noise!

[@nigelhadley]

Totally agree. New rig I was getting used to. :-)

[@riottaba]

Turn the rf gain down matey

[@nigelhadley]

Todd Uk ! Yep! Yer right. Bit late now though 🤪

[@Py1axRADIOAMADORISMOSEMSTRESS]

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