I was not in the SS but was listening from time to time and heard some of the multi tone signals. If I had not seen this thread I would not have known why they sounded so bizarre. Bob W2WG -----Original Message----- From: writelog-bounces at contesting.com [mailto:writelog-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Mark Shaum Sent: Sunday, November 06, 2005 2:51 PM To: writelog at contesting.com Subject: Re: [WriteLog] CW via audio tones ----- Original Message ----- >It is a fairly common practice to use audio for sending CW in USB mode. I >was surprised when I first heard about it too. I understand now that WL >doesn't support it - but many other programs do. ----- Gah! I wish they didn't. I suppose this could explain the number of CW signals heard in this weekend's SS contest that sound like they are transmitting four "tones" at once. Same for those PSK and AFSK folks who have too much mic gain dialed in. Back to cathode-keying my 6L6.. :) 73! - Mark K9TR _______________________________________________ WriteLog mailing list WriteLog at contesting.com http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/writelog WriteLog on the web: http://www.writelog.com/