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Morseing it up?
Jerry Stuckle wrote:
On 1/22/2016 4:53 PM, Edmund H. Ramm wrote: As a Morse instructor I can't confirm that more intelligent people learn CW faster or easier. But CW decidedly is not for the Instant Gratification Crowd. Determination and endurance are valuable assets when learning Morse. 73, Eddi ._._. I don't know about "faster" or "easier". But I have experienced in over 45 years of teaching, that those with the will and determination to learn the code succeed. Those who do not don't learn. I've always been willing to help those who are willing to spend the time and effort. However, there is no way I can be a substitute for it. Will, determination, endurance and so on are all well and good, but are all also totally moot points. The fact is, morse is not necessary for many, many amateurs to enjoy their hobby. Not necessary in terms of there being so many other modes and methods of amateur communication and not necessary in terms of it no longer being a requirement to access sections of spectrum. If somebody wants to use morse then they are free and able to learn it and use it. Most amateurs these days don't bother learning it, which probably tells us quite a lot, but most glaringly it suggests that it's a mode that simply doesn't have a strong enough pull factor to convince people to learn it without having a gun (in the form of HF access) placed against their head. If people really wanted to communicate in morse, we'd see a lot more people learning it. -- STC // M0TEY // twitter.com/ukradioamateur |