RadioBanter - View Single Post - ARRL Now Only Wants No Code Hams

Dee Flint

"james" wrote in message
...
On 12 Feb 2007 21:28:11 -0800, "
wrote:

+++On Feb 12, 4:35?pm, "Stefan Wolfe" wrote:
+++ "policy-ham" wrote in message
+++
+++ oups.com...
+++
+++ Found on qrz.com. he ARRL now only wants only no code hams. And as
+++ for the rest of us?
+++
+++ Not true what you say about the ARRL. Amateur radio is only as good
as the
+++ effort you put into it. If you can't do code, you cannot communicate
with a
+++ huge subset of the amateur population. That is a fact. You never will
be
+++ able to so until your learn code, FCC requirement or no FCC
requirement.
+++ There is some DX you will never get, some countries you may never
contact,
+++ many people you will never meet.
+++
+++ Some no-coders sound like the gay rights lobby: They seem to be
trying to
+++ make no-code the "norm". "I want you to think I am normal". "I am as
just
+++ good as you, I can do HF now, I can be a real 'Ham'". (Gays can get
+++ "married"). True by regulation, but not really in practice.
+++
+++ In the foreseeable future you will never truly be a ham until you can
QSO in
+++ code; you will only hold a piece of paper authorizing you to
communicate on
+++ HF. Don't shoot the messanger. Don't bother disagreeing with me; it
is the
+++ large subset of the amateur base that you have to convince and,
+++ unfortunately, that will take a while to change IF it ever does
change. When
+++ people are sick of SSB QRM or we cannot QSO by voice due to
conditions, we
+++ can simply move to the CW sub-bands and you are left "holding the
mike".
+++
+++ As Walter Cronkite used to say. "That's the way it is..." February
23, 2007.
+++
+++ Hello? This is February 12, 2007. FACTUAL ERROR!!!
+++
+++ There's one little problem, "Stefan." Isn't ANY "Stefan Wolfe"
+++ in the FCC CORES database. The best that can be found
+++ are two Steven Wolfes:
+++
+++ Steven H. Wolfe, KC4UZW, Tech, FRN 0004408340
+++ Steven B. Wolfe, KC9KTN, Tech, FRN 0016067183
+++
+++ www.qrz.com confirms that.
+++
+++ The only "CW sub-bands" that Techs have is a small
+++ sliver on the bottom of two VHF ham bands. Of course,
+++ all other classes can use those. shrug So?
+++
+++
+++
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Only giving back which was taken away. In a land far far away and
along time ago Techs had some CW priviledge on 2 and 6 meter CW if my
senile memory has not forgotten me.

james

Technicians had and have CW privileges on VHF and UHF whether or not they
passed the code. While there are small slivers of 2m and 6m that are
exclusively CW, it can be used anywhere above 30mHz by all licensees of
Technician or higher. Technicians have ALL privileges above 30mHz.

Dee, N8UZE