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CW IS ham radio. It's about communication and learning.
But you people that want to rid the service of the code requirement, fail to see the value. Sure have to learn CW make take a little time, but once you learn it and you it, you'll develope a better appreciation for what it means to be a ham, and our history. SC |
CW IS ham radio. bullshit
wrote in message ... On Sat, 02 Dec 2006 01:41:37 GMT, Slow Code wrote: But you people that want to rid the service of the code requirement, fail to see the value. Indeed I fail to se what value I have for the time I have wasteed morse code Sure have to learn CW make take a little time, but once you learn it and you it, you'll develope a better appreciation for what it means to be a ham, and our history. nope I understand itplace and therefore I do advocate banning the USE of the mode in order to stop the damage that is done by cutlure that has grown up arround it SC Hardly a "culture", Mork. CW was part and parcel (still is) of advancing a licensee (through incentive/reward for effort), onward and upward to the earned priveleges of expanded band use. You rail, indeed moan, that you should be afforded the same priveleges as those who have earned their just rewards while your desire is to sit back and wait for the priveleges to be handed to you. The only imagined damage that has been fomented toward you by CW advocates is that they oft call you on the carpet for expounding day after day that Ham Radio should not be "dumbed down" to meet your selfish wishes. You take umbrage that they have the "gasp!" audacity to refute your weak arguments. Life's a bitch, ain't it, Mark? Why should anybody have to work for anything? It's like saying they don't deserve it. |
CW IS ham radio. bullshit
The Indians use to communicate with smoke signals. Learning smoke signals
should be mandatory. This would separate the men from the boys. Smoke signals are not dependent on electricity. You can use a match or rub two sticks together. This is the only reliable way of passing messages when all else fails. |
CW IS ham radio. bullshit
M Peraaho wrote:
The Indians use to communicate with smoke signals. Learning smoke signals should be mandatory. This would separate the men from the boys. Smoke signals are not dependent on electricity. You can use a match or rub two sticks together. This is the only reliable way of passing messages when all else fails. Hey: Everybody knows if you were in a plane crash and the mic for your vhf am radio broke, you could always key the transmitter and send morse to convey your SOS. So, what you propose is very logical, also have the radio operator learn smoke signals! Then, if not only the mic was busted, but also the radio itself was busted, you could build a fire, take your coat and send your SOS! You fit in here rather well! They like that thinking! grin JS |
CW IS ham radio. bullshit
John Smith wrote:
M Peraaho wrote: But what about drums, maybe the radio operator is not carrying matches. In that case he would have to take out his pocket knife, hollow out a log, hunt down some critter, kill and skin the critter, remove the hair from the hide, dry the hide, stretch the hide over the hollow log and send "drum signals." Of course, if he didn't have a pocket knife he would be up the river... frown JS |
CW IS ham radio. bullshit
John Smith wrote:
John Smith wrote: M Peraaho wrote: Hey, wait a minute! Is there a standardized set of smoke and drum signals which are recognized worldwide? Or, will we need to set up an international commission to standardize these? Hmmm. Maybe better to forget the smoke and drum signals and toss morse along with 'em? JS |
CW IS ham radio. bullshit
I learned CW.....Got really good at it and wound up at almost 30
wpm......Then got bored and havent used it in ten years. I have no use for it anymore whatsoever! I dont care if they ban it or not....I could care less. As an Extra class op with 38 years as a ham I do what I want when I want to. wrote in message ... On Sat, 02 Dec 2006 01:41:37 GMT, Slow Code wrote: But you people that want to rid the service of the code requirement, fail to see the value. Indeed I fail to se what value I have for the time I have wasteed morse code Sure have to learn CW make take a little time, but once you learn it and you it, you'll develope a better appreciation for what it means to be a ham, and our history. nope I understand itplace and therefore I do advocate banning the USE of the mode in order to stop the damage that is done by cutlure that has grown up arround it SC http://kb9rqz.blogspot.com/ -- Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com |
CW IS ham radio. bullshit
"M Peraaho" wrote in
: The Indians use to communicate with smoke signals. Learning smoke signals should be mandatory. This would separate the men from the boys. Smoke signals are not dependent on electricity. You can use a match or rub two sticks together. This is the only reliable way of passing messages when all else fails. Dear MP, Please pull your friggen head out of your ass and use your brain for once. Smoke signals are a line of sight form of communication and you can't see them at night unless the fire is extremely large, and smoke signals don't work well in natural disasters like huricanes and tornados. Blind people can't see them either, they can only smell the smoke. CW works well all the time, unless you're too lazy or dumb to learn it. In which case you'll probably want to stick to playing with your matches and smoke bombs. SC |
CW IS ham radio. You earned buddy, enjoy it.
"Rayburn" wrote in
: I learned CW.....Got really good at it and wound up at almost 30 wpm......Then got bored and havent used it in ten years. I have no use for it anymore whatsoever! I dont care if they ban it or not....I could care less. As an Extra class op with 38 years as a ham I do what I want when I want to. You Earned that right too, when you passed the 20 wpm code test, and you should flaunt it around like I do. Here are some ideas I like: No-code hams should have to stand up salute when you walk into a room, even ones in wheelchairs. You get to sit in a chair at club meetings and if all the chairs are taken you can make a no-code or nickel ham sit on the floor. First in line for the refreshments, ahead of the 13wpm hams and the nickel hams is always nice too. Don't forget your cattle prod. 73 to you my extra class friend, you earned it. Everyone else these days just wants a welfare handout license. SC |
CW IS ham radio. bullshit
Rayburn wrote:
I learned CW.....Got really good at it and wound up at almost 30 wpm......Then got bored and havent used it in ten years. I have no use for it anymore whatsoever! Rayburn: Well, you are normal, what more need I say? It's the ones (one?) here which isn't which worries us! JS |
CW IS ham radio. bullshit
"Rayburn" wrote in message ... I learned CW.....Got really good at it and wound up at almost 30 wpm......Then got bored and havent used it in ten years. I have no use for it anymore whatsoever! I dont care if they ban it or not....I could care less. As an Extra class op with 38 years as a ham I do what I want when I want to. The big difference between you and I is , I have a callsign , and I'm not afraid to use it ;-D Ace - WH2T |
CW IS ham radio. bullshit
Slow Code wrote:
"M Peraaho" wrote in : The Indians use to communicate with smoke signals. Learning smoke signals should be mandatory. This would separate the men from the boys. Smoke signals are not dependent on electricity. You can use a match or rub two sticks together. This is the only reliable way of passing messages when all else fails. Dear MP, Please pull your friggen head out of your ass and use your brain for once. Smoke signals are a line of sight form of communication and you can't see them at night unless the fire is extremely large, and smoke signals don't work well in natural disasters like huricanes and tornados. Blind people can't see them either, they can only smell the smoke. CW works well all the time, unless you're too lazy or dumb to learn it. In which case you'll probably want to stick to playing with your matches and smoke bombs. SC If you want to go slightly higher tech you could use a Heliograph. Of course they don't work at night either or on a cloudy day but the signal can be directed like a beam antenna. Dave N |
CW IS ham radio. bullshit
David G. Nagel wrote:
Slow Code wrote: "M Peraaho" wrote in : The Indians use to communicate with smoke signals. Learning smoke signals should be mandatory. This would separate the men from the boys. Smoke signals are not dependent on electricity. You can use a match or rub two sticks together. This is the only reliable way of passing messages when all else fails. Dear MP, Please pull your friggen head out of your ass and use your brain for once. Smoke signals are a line of sight form of communication and you can't see them at night unless the fire is extremely large, and smoke signals don't work well in natural disasters like huricanes and tornados. Blind people can't see them either, they can only smell the smoke. CW works well all the time, unless you're too lazy or dumb to learn it. In which case you'll probably want to stick to playing with your matches and smoke bombs. SC If you want to go slightly higher tech you could use a Heliograph. Of course they don't work at night either or on a cloudy day but the signal can be directed like a beam antenna. Dave N These CW vs The World arguments are amusing, kind of like old programmers claimimg BASIC is the only way to go, or old database guys who would claim that flatfile databases are better than SQL. tom K0TAR |
CW IS ham radio. bullshit
Unless they're deaf...
Slow Code wrote: "M Peraaho" wrote in : CW works well all the time, unless you're too lazy or dumb to learn it. SC |
CW IS ham radio. bullshit
BASIC??!!?? That sucks! Machine language is where it's at! :)
Scott N0EDV Tom Ring wrote: David G. Nagel wrote: Slow Code wrote: "M Peraaho" wrote in : The Indians use to communicate with smoke signals. Learning smoke signals should be mandatory. This would separate the men from the boys. Smoke signals are not dependent on electricity. You can use a match or rub two sticks together. This is the only reliable way of passing messages when all else fails. Dear MP, Please pull your friggen head out of your ass and use your brain for once. Smoke signals are a line of sight form of communication and you can't see them at night unless the fire is extremely large, and smoke signals don't work well in natural disasters like huricanes and tornados. Blind people can't see them either, they can only smell the smoke. CW works well all the time, unless you're too lazy or dumb to learn it. In which case you'll probably want to stick to playing with your matches and smoke bombs. SC If you want to go slightly higher tech you could use a Heliograph. Of course they don't work at night either or on a cloudy day but the signal can be directed like a beam antenna. Dave N These CW vs The World arguments are amusing, kind of like old programmers claimimg BASIC is the only way to go, or old database guys who would claim that flatfile databases are better than SQL. tom K0TAR |
CW IS ham radio. bullshit
In a lot of areas - the FIRE DEPTS. don't approve of OPEN BURNINGS - so
I guess that means that you would have to get the local fire depts. blessing prior to your disaster to use smoke! Reference to the subject - if one did not want to use pure CW (if there is a mental or physical block from learning it) - there are other digital signals that could be used, i.e.:PSK31, etc. Other line of site communications could be - focused white light beams, Lasers, flags, etc. I think the real issue is that you and some of your friends are just plain against CW, (and you want to turn everybody else in that same direction), you don't use it, you don't want to learn it, etc. If that is the case, then why don't you just drop it - QUIT NAGGING LIKE AN OLD LADY - and go onto some other subject or project? 73's snip |
CW IS ham radio. bullshit
"John Doe" wrote in message ... In a lot of areas - the FIRE DEPTS. don't approve of OPEN BURNINGS - so I guess that means that you would have to get the local fire depts. blessing prior to your disaster to use smoke! Reference to the subject - if one did not want to use pure CW (if there is a mental or physical block from learning it) - there are other digital signals that could be used, i.e.:PSK31, etc. Other line of site communications could be - focused white light beams, Lasers, flags, etc. I think the real issue is that you and some of your friends are just plain against CW, (and you want to turn everybody else in that same direction), you don't use it, you don't want to learn it, etc. If that is the case, then why don't you just drop it - QUIT NAGGING LIKE AN OLD LADY - and go onto some other subject or project? 73's snip That will never happen SC is like a broken record . New day same old postings from SC . Ace - WH2T |
CW IS ham radio. bullshit
From: John Smith on Sat, Dec 2 2006 10:15 am
M Peraaho wrote: The Indians use to communicate with smoke signals. Learning smoke signals should be mandatory. This would separate the men from the boys. Smoke signals are not dependent on electricity. You can use a match or rub two sticks together. This is the only reliable way of passing messages when all else fails. Hey: Everybody knows if you were in a plane crash and the mic for your vhf am radio broke, you could always key the transmitter and send morse to convey your SOS. So, what you propose is very logical, also have the radio operator learn smoke signals! Then, if not only the mic was busted, but also the radio itself was busted, you could build a fire, take your coat and send your SOS! John, you are forgetting basic theory: All electronics works by means of smoke. If the smoke leaks out, it won't work! LA :-) |
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CW IS ham radio. You earned buddy, enjoy it.
Markie in the Darkie,wrote in
: On Sun, 03 Dec 2006 00:35:04 GMT, Slow Code wrote: "Rayburn" wrote in : I learned CW.....Got really good at it and wound up at almost 30 wpm......Then got bored and havent used it in ten years. I have no use for it anymore whatsoever! I dont care if they ban it or not....I could care less. As an Extra class op with 38 years as a ham I do what I want when I want to. You Earned that right too, when you passed the 20 wpm code test, and you should flaunt it around like I do. Here are some ideas I like: No-code hams should have to stand up salute when you walk into a room, even ones in wheelchairs. You get to sit in a chair at club meetings and if all the chairs are taken you can make a no-code or nickel ham sit on the floor. First in line for the refreshments, ahead of the 13wpm hams and the nickel hams is always nice too. Don't forget your cattle prod. 73 to you my extra class friend, you earned it. Everyone else these days just wants a welfare handout license. even you admited you are a bad ham you have also admitted you want to kill Ham radio Even the ones in wheelchairs... Now, get me some coffee and cookies, then sit over there on the floor. SC |
CW IS ham radio. You earned buddy, enjoy it.
"Spokesman" wrote in
: "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. Run along now to the radio store, they might have your appliance on sale. SC |
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