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Is the code requirement really keeping good people out of ham radio?
"Barry OGrady" wrote in message ... On Sat, 30 Sep 2006 00:36:36 GMT, Slow Code wrote: No, numbers are decreasing because ham radio has been dumbed down so having a ham license isn't worth anything anymore and people are leaving. Interesting, because AR offers more than just communication. SC Barry I know the comment about people leaving Amateur radio isn't Barrys comment, but thought I'd address it anyway. I was 69 when I got my Tech license and 72 by the time I made myself pass the code test and got my General. A lot of the avid pro-morse Hams are even older than I am. I know of no one locally who has just quit the hobby and those senior to me are not leaving on their own at all, when they do stop Hammin' it's 'cause their keys went silent. I never used code after passing the test. I've got the thought in the back of my mind that I may sometime pursue a little CW, but it all depends on when I get my own SK notice. Harold KD3SAK |
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