"garigue" wrote in message
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Here we go again with this standard transmission crap ...this time it has
degenerated to starters ....

and your point being? that just means there are MANY examples of why
CW testing is outdated.


Clint's logic ... no cars today have crank starters ... therefore CW is in
that same category ...but wait ..why are there so many CW ham signals on
the
air ... ????

no problem with use of morse code. It's code TESTING that's outdated
and is going to be removed.


Clint am I a "crybaby" because I see a useful skill i.e. the 2nd most used
amateur mode badmouthed in the most illogical , immature and counter
productive manner.

2nd most used? that's debatable.. in fact, i'd be willing to bet it's far
from
the most used. AND, i'll play my own devil's advocate; it's widely agreed,
with little dissention, that code use is on the decline... therefore, even
IF it's
as you assert (again, playing my own devil's advocate), this couldn't
possibly
be true indefinitely as it's use shrinks and deminishes.


I really think that in any endeavor there are those for whatever reason
like
"****ing in the punchbowl". I very rarely operate SSB, look at or
transmit
pix, never work
moon bounce or hunt for transmitters or any of the myriad of sub-groups
that
this service offers. But thank God that they are there ... a facet in the
jewel that are available to me when and if I desire.

and thank god CW is there, for those who CHOOSE to operate it.
It just needs not be tested anymore, and won't be for much longer.

It's going to be removed.

Clint