"Clint" rattlehead at computron dot net wrote in message ...

"No-coder" wrote in message
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If you have no other refutation than to call it "lamebrained" then you
have no
argument at all. You show that you are incapable of engaging in any form
of
intelligent debate on the matter.

The PCTA's never have been able to. They quickly deplete thier very shallow
pool of "debate points", which are easily refuted and defeated such as the
old & dead "it's basic to all radio communication" (that one still makes me
laugh)...

It make's you laugh because you are ignorant of the facts, or you
refuse to accept them. The ignorant laugh at everything because they
know or understand nothing.

Morse Coded communications are occuring at this very moment.
While you try to "prove" your point, "Clint", by making these childish
assertions that Morse Code is NOT a "basic" form of communication,
Amateurs all over the world are at this very moment proving you wrong.

That you chose to refuse to accept it is obvious AND foolish, but
it's a freedom you are allowed under our chosen form of government.

and quickly they MUST resort to name calling such as "lamebrained" because
they have NO other cards in their hand.

Actually I have well over 1000 cards in hand, Clint...from every
continent, Antarctica, ships at sea, etc etc etc. Over 80% of them
confirming contacts in Morse Code.

More than half of those represent contacts with people in other
countries that might not have otherwise happened if not for the
commonality of Amateur Radio and Morse Code.

No accents...No ranting or chanting masses...Just two people
exchanging greetings.

They have nothing to lean on.

Except truth and facts, Clint. Sorry you chose to not agree, but
you are welcome to tune the bottom end of the HF bands at your leisure
and hear for yourself. I realise you won't understand any of it, but
you can go ahead and spend the money on hardware and software to do
for you what you COULD do for yourself for no money and no hardware to
demend on.

All they
do is either put you on thier killfile list (read: I can't factually support
my stand
so therefore i'm going to just ignore you! so there! *nyah!*) or they start
name calling. "lamebrain" is one of the new ones; generally the pro code
dinosaurs start using "lazy", "stupid" and "moron" interspersed with various
vulgarities.

Nope. I'd put "ignorant of the facts" in front of all of that.

Clint
Easily whipping the PCTA's

Not today.

Not on your best day.

You're like the new kid in the gym...Got a lot of those Walter
Mitty dreams about being another Ali or Foreman, but looking more like
Wally Cox or Barney Fife.

You know just enough to SOUND like you are "knowledgeable" to the
uniformed or easily impressed. Just like propagandists, you mix in
just enough "truth" to try and substantiate your "argument", yet
cannot overcome the facts.

Is continued Morse Code testing necessary for Amateur licensure?
Not administratively. However it is and will continue to be a viable
and useful communications medium for years to come. That you and
others choose to not take the time to learn it and just see for
yourselves is sad. That you and others continue to make assinine
assertions about it is childish and diminishes your credibility.

Steve, K4YZ