In article , "Arnie Macy"
writes:

"Len Over 21" wrote in part ...

Absolutely NOTHING about single side band (sic), amplified modulation
(sic) and RTTY until the 1900s.

That would make those modes about 103 years old, Len. At what point do we
start to consider them outdated?

When did the "amateur expert" Arnie Macy last take an amateur radio test?

Since I'm a VE -- I looked at the current material about a week ago.

You didn't answer my question.

Not unexpected.

VEs don't take tests. They just proctor them.


Now, why in the hell aren't you OUT THERE as an EM person getting ready for
Isabel's destructive landfall? We can't read about Macy's marvelous savings
of the day through ham band OOK CW on the ARRL news page if you don't get
off the Internet and be ready for all those disasterous emergencies.

Well, I must say that I have been quite busy for the past two weeks.

Not too busy to play in the newsgroup...bragging up a storm.

The
initial track of the storm was not looking very good for the SE United
States. Fortunately for us, we were able to miss the bullet on this one.

I've just seen some various network news video of reporters out IN
the Isabel landfall area using all the newfangled video and radio and
stuff that you must think "won't work" in a storm.

Of course you know that we *did* use that old stand-by Morse Code when Floyd
came calling in 1999.

Of course you did, saved hundreds, thousands of lives and property by
using high-speed morse to deflect Floyd.

Any more mythology you want to repeat?

SSB (you know, that 103 year old technology) was just
not cutting it, so we went to CW until the condx improved.

You are technically ignorant senior.

"SSB" in radio dates from about 1930 so it is merely 70 years old.

Amateurs never really used it on any large scale until after 1950, that
being 50 years ago.

It's kinda hard to talk with someone 250 miles away on a handi-talkie.

Not a problem, poor baby. You've never done any Space Station
or Shuttle contacts with an HT, have you?

Couldn't connect your morse key to an HT, senior?

LHA