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CW was easy for me to learn, after 4 yrs my speed is 20WPM and can copy DX callsigns at 30 but my confortable ragchew speed is 20.
eHam.net News 2009
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(ragchew, DXing, Contesting, and Satellite - yes CW is still operated on the sats).
eHam.net News 2009
alexz commented on the word ragchew
this is a ham radio term 'chewing the rag' or having a conversation.
January 5, 2014
madmouth commented on the word ragchew
My father, an incurable Slavic article-dropper, says "chewing fat" instead of "chewing the fat" (though most of his ragchew moments also feature a square of pancetta in his mouth)
January 6, 2014
bilby commented on the word ragchew
Taking ham radio a bit too literally, methinks.
January 7, 2014