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October 28th 06, 09:13 PM
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I wonder if the same thing will happen again.
"T" wrote in message . .. In article , says... Back just before 5 wpm code went into effect, a bunch of hams upgraded just so they could say their license wasn't a welfare license. Heee Heee. I wonder if no-codes will make a mad rush to pass the code element this time just so they can say they're a Code tested ham, or are welfare license more acceptable these days? SC As someone that entered the hobby as a no-code tech and upgraded to extra within a year, I feel I've earned the right to gripe. I did element 1C at 20WPM. This 5WPM thing irks me. Perhaps it would put a different perspective on things if you read up on the early history of ham radio. The earliest testing for CW was only 5wpm for any class (see "The Art & Skill of Radiotelegraphy" available as a free download from FISTS). While I also had to take and pass a 20wpm test for my Extra, the 5wpm does not irk me. I simply want people to have the basics so that they won't be afraid to pursue this at a later date as their interests change. I want people to know that they can learn it instead of believing the naysayers who try to convince them that it is "too hard". Of course I haven't used a radio in a few years now. Restrictions on antennas and the fact that 2m, 70cm and up are nothing but packet trackers these days. I've made worldwide HF contacts from my car so there are alternatives. I know apartment dwellers who go down to the local park regularly and put up a temporary antenna on these base plates that campers sometimes use. Packet is declining on VHF/UHF. We have some lively usage for other purposes in our area. Start a simplex net or a repeater net. Do some weak signal SSB or CW work. Interesting things crop up from time to time. Dee, N8UZE Dee, N8UZE |
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