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"Vshah101" wrote in part ... ARS is not a technical service because Hams have "voted" by their actions to not do these things. Furthermore, they discourage other amateurs from doing other than what they like to do. They also strongly encourage others to learn CW. At several antenna setups, club meetings, ham gatherings, I have participated in, often Hams try to persuade me to learn CW. __________________________________________________ _______________________ And they SHOULD. I always strongly encourage Hams to learn CW. It's a great skill to have. I didn't blink when someone encouraged me to learn about SSB operation, Manual tuning, PSK, Antennas, and APRS. I found all of them very interesting and it added more tools to my ARS toolbox. You make it sound like CW is something that should be avoided at all costs. You couldn't be more wrong. It is narrow attitudes like yours that hurt the ARS. Arnie - KT4ST "What Hath God Wrought?" |
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(Vshah101) writes: From: ospam (Larry Roll K3LT) So, we'll change the debate over to whether or not the ARS is a "technical" service The ARS will not be a "technical" service with the current Ham radio culture. Most homebrewing is for show or to boost the image of the ARS. They are too snobby to include someone that is interested in Homebrewing. Or its some EE that usually doesn't attend meetings. Vipul: I don't disagree. The clubs and Hamfests focus on antennas, contesting, and CW. With the exception of antennas, ARS is primarily an appliance operator hobby. One example is people coming from scanner or CB to ARS. Another example is the comparison that "without CW, its just CB". Note that CW is an operator skill. Yup -- got it right that time. CW *is* an operator skill. Do you have something against operator skill -- or are you one of those New Age hams that think yakking into a microphone is all the demonstration of operator skill that should ever be required of you? ARS is not a technical service because Hams have "voted" by their actions to not do these things. Furthermore, they discourage other amateurs from doing other than what they like to do. Funny -- nobody has ever been able to "discourage" me from doing anything I wanted to do. I just went ahead and did it. I could care less what other people think, do, or say as far as my personal participation in amateur radio is concerned. Moreover, I don't waste valuable time whining about it -- as the no-coders apparently are inclined to do. They also strongly encourage others to learn CW. At several antenna setups, club meetings, ham gatherings, I have participated in, often Hams try to persuade me to learn CW. And this is a bad thing? How so? If you were around me at an antenna party, I'd be nagging you to get involved in PSK-31 and other digital modes in addition to the CW! It's all good! and whether the testing should be changed into something more dumbed-down than it already is. After that, the next bone of contention will be whether or not a prospective ham should be required to know how to spell his name correctly on the application! To you, taking away one requirement (the CW test) is dumbing down because its one less requirement. If more people focus on the written material, ARS could be more than an operator's hobby and more of a technical hobby. That's not dumbing down of the hobby. Well, you no-coders have always claimed that exact thing, but what has happened is that ALL licensing requirements have been significantly "dumbed-down." However, in spite of it now being easier than ever in the history of the ARS to obtain a license with full privileges, our numbers are not showing significant growth. What is wrong with this picture? Oooooohhh. I guess it is the "attitudes" of all the CW-loving fossils like me that is turning off the newcomers. Right. (There you go, Kim -- I saved you a few keystrokes!) It is only required 5 wpm CW speed, yet many Hams take pride in increasing their code speed. Well, we can't have any of that now, can we? The easy written test is not the problem. Its lack of interest in the technical material, and achieving skills in these areas - that's the problem. Once again, I don't disagree. Soooo -- what are YOU going to do about it? 73 de Larry, K3LT |
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