"Carl R. Stevenson" wrote:

Dwight Stewart" wrote:
(my comments snipped)


True, but the paradigm has changed. When CW was the
ONLY, or even the DOMINANT mode of communication
via radio, the need for a pool of (CW) trained
operators was legitimate.

That is no longer the case. Trained ops, yes, but
trained in what is actually USED in modern day
emergency communications, which is overwhelmingly
voice (VHF/UHF and HF SSB, and data modes).


That's nice, Carl. However, it's the exact same argument I've repeatedly
used throughout this thread (the same argument concerning CW). In other
words, you're preaching to the choir and, on top of that, preaching what the
choir has already pretty much said.


Dwight Stewart (W5NET)

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