merlin-7 wrote:
Odd thing that happend in the uk after code was dropped...code useage went
up...
Joe


That may well be true but if you go over to uk.radio.amateur you
might be forgiven for thinking that the sky is about to fall in.
There a small number of individuals who are hostile and dismissive
of newcomers but I recall similar behaviour 40 years ago.

This whole code thing has me snoring - I took my RAE in 1964, lost
interest in the hobby but spent 25 years in electronics. At no time
did I ever want to receive or send Morse code. Coming back to the
hobby after 40 years I enjoy making gear and experimenting with
antennas as well as winkling out dx.

I have to say that I will not be complaining because I can have a
full license sans Morse code and it will not make or break me as an
operator. What will make me a good operator is that I understand
where and how I should be operating, that I understand my equipment
and it's limitations and that I respect others users of the amateur
bands. Plus, I am willing to listen and learn


Charlie.

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