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October 31st 06, 12:32 AM
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Is the code requirement really keeping good people out of ham radio?
Dave wrote in
: wrote: SNIPPED Amateur Radio is about LEARNING !!! LEARNING some physics, learning about sunspots, learning about antennas, learning about propagation, learning about some electronics, learning about digital communication techniques, learning about VHF propagation, learning about microwaves, learning about wide band tv systems, learning about narrow band tv systems, learning about ... [you complete the phrase]. I notice none of the things you list is Morse Code If you just want to talk around the world, use CB. If you just want to talk around town, use FRS. If you want to LEARN about radio become an Amateur Radio operator [make a commitment to LEARN]. /s/ DD, W1MCE http://kb9rqz.blogspot.com/ I can still put 18-20 wpm on paper [with arthritis in fingers] and read 25+ wpm. What is your skill level? Mark in the Dark doesn't have a skill level. He butchers the english pretty good though. SC |
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