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BFoelsch wrote:
As a ham radio operator for 40+ years, I agree, but I note that progress has been made. Today, not only is Morse code obsolete, but ham radio itself is obsolete! I suppose that for many the internet has replaced ham radio. (I guess that makes hackers the equal of CB'ers, except that the hackers have a MUCH higher IQ!) I hope that many hams will continue to take some pride in their skill with morse code and continue to use it. In a true emergency, cw will get through when nothing else will work. You can build a CW transmitter with the barest pile of junk salvaged from an old radio or TV set. (well maybe not a MODERN radio or tv set.....). There is even the story of using a GDO as an emergency CW transmitter. Let's see you try that on SSB, AM, or some of the new digital modes! I finally got my extra class ticket after the code requirement went down to 5wpm (I had an advanced class licence, so that makes me a 13wpm extra). The written test was hard enough, I had to bone up on college level engineering stuff. Being a computer EE I never had to mess with smith charts before. The technical test will serve as enough of a barier to keep the riffraff out! |
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