rd:

Personally, my auto-ident in CW will always be close to my heart, I
fail to even notice it anymore...

John

"running dogg" wrote in message
...
dxAce wrote:



MnMikew wrote:

"dxAce" wrote in message
...


"John S." wrote:

beerbarrel wrote:
On Thu, 21 Jul 2005 13:29:37 -0400, Cmdr Buzz Corey

wrote:

John S. wrote:


Yes, or require that prospective drivers be proficient
in the use
of a
buggy whip in addition to passing a written and
practical driving
test.


If they are going to drive a buggy, it might be a good
idea.



Maybe we should just drop the driving test
altogether...well start
with your kids.

And that's the point. The written and practical drivers test
is a
measure of whether a prospective driver knows something about
the law
and theory of driving and has some proficiency in the
operation of a
motor vehicle.

The written amateur test proves that the owner has some
knowlege of the
theory of radio construction and operation.

The morse code test only tests the ability to translate a
language for
which there is no practical use. It does not shed any light
on the
ability if the prospective ham to operate a ham radio in a
safe and
courteous manner. A live on-the-air test of a prospective
ham setting
up a rig and using voice or one of the digital modes would
prove
something about his competence as a radio operator.

Copying morse code proves nothing.

Sure it does you stupid 'tard... it proves one can do it!

Which proves????

I give up...

Be a lazy 'tard!

dxAce
Michigan
USA

Code proficient.

Answer the question, stupid. What is the specific reason for
learning an
obsolete mode of communication? So what if code is better, so were
Beta
videotapes, and how long has it been since you've seen one of those?
Face the facts: morse code is obsolete, it has been for a long time,
and
the only ones who demand that the newbies learn it are 60 year old
hams
who had to learn 20wpm for their ham test in 1962. Code still has a
few
applications, yes-specifically airplane waypoint beacons, which
broadcast in code. But those aren't actually copied by the pilots,
instead a light goes on in the cockpit when the plane passes over a
beacon, so the pilot knows he's on course. But for ham applications,
and
marine distress signals, and most everything else, it's obsolete.
It's a
requirement that was useful in 1920, but it's outlived its
usefulness.


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