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December 6th 06, 01:16 AM
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CW IS ham radio. You earned buddy, enjoy it.
"Don Bowey" wrote in message
... On 12/5/06 2:37 PM, in article , "Spokesman" wrote: "W3JLU Al" wrote in message ... I also have mastered CW very well and have used it many times in weak signal work on 2 meters. I have an Advanced license and never felt the need yo go beyond if for my purposes. As to whether I still feel it's a hugh priority, no I don't. With today's modes of communication it does seem out-moded. My typing is better than ever and many new modes use a keyboard. :-) JMO Slow Code is not a true Ham. From the time the first Ham was born true Hams have always used the latest and newest technology. Slow seems to be stuck back in the stone age , still using 4 pins vacuum tubes. Some of us move on to the latest technologies, but also have a feel for our roots. It never needs to be one or the other. With the Internet, Cell Phones, etc; many could say "a lot" of the modes are "outdated" - not just "CW". RTTY is a prime example, E-Mail has surpassed that by far - yet there are die-hards who love it and use it. Same with the other "digital" modes. Packet is even still used! Code doesn't have to go by way of the dinosaur - but still - it is only as useful as many want it to be. Hell, some may say 2 meters is ancient! The catch phrase is - to each his/her own. Whatever mode you enjoy - DO IT! Do check out the others too - as you may find you like more than one - but don't beat someone else up - simply because they don't use the one "you" advocate. As to Mr SC, he's never proven himself a ham - one way or another. How do WE even know HE passed a code exam? We don't. Furthermore - the argument is a moot point. IF the FCC drops it, there's not a damned thing we're going to do. Also, CODE - regardless what some would like to think - does NOT keep the riff raff off the bands - it was there LONG before NO CODES came to be. MANY of them were Generals, Advanced and Extras. I KNOW - I was an Official Observer and sent MANY notices. So, I don't even want to hear that CODE is the saving grace of Ham, it is not. It is the PSYCHE of EACH OF US - to decide to keep it clean OR not. END OF STORY. |
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