And how could the existing ham community possibly elmer these 300,000+
new
HF users should they all decide to be active shortly following that free
upgrade.

My advise is to to buy up ALL the used rigs you can afford and try to
corner the market. The give away price of new equipment will soar with
demand.



I hate to think of the resulting SSB DX pileups as it is pretty
bad now. If a free upgrade goes through and significant numbers move to
HF
within a short period of time, I suspect that we'll see a lot more DX
stations "hiding" in CW.

Can't hide for long ....how long before it will be wall to wall "fone"????

Which would, I think, foster more hams to learn and use morse code


Nope Bill .... it will foster a concerted movement to turn the CW subbands
into SSBville. The mode will die or at best be put into a historical
preserve ...maybe like the bottom 20 kcs of the 30 meter band.


if they really want that hot DX. And if more hams didn't learn
morse to work those DX stations, that'd give more opportunity
to work them via DX to current code capable hams. In either

Bill I wish you were right ...I say IF they were interested in CW DX they
would be there now not waiting for the tooth fairy to leave them the freeby
under the pillow at night

case it sounds like something the code enthusiasts should be real
happy about.

Oh yes Bill I am REAL happy about it ...I can't wait to see the subbands go
the route of "gentleman's" agreement and not defined regulation. The idea
of novice enhancement should have occured years ago with the novices gaining
all CW subbands. But nope the "experts" out there kept them in the ghettos
as 4th class citizens. Attempts years ago to even try to improve this was
met with derision from the establishment. What!!! 5WPM on my belovid bottom
25 kcs. Never ... I will never share this DX with anyone save my speed
peers. What would Hiram say?? So guys don't blame the "foneists" totally
for your troubles as we missed out bigtime in strengthening our ranks and
mode.

Cheers,
Bill K2UNK


73 Bill ....Tom KI3R Belle Vernon Pa.