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October 11th 03, 08:58 AM
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"Dee D. Flint" wrote in message . com...
"Never anonymous Bud" wrote in message ... Having skipped an E.L.F. meeting to be here, (Mark Keith) scribbled: Point is, CW is not used for marine emergencies anymore. Says who? I or the victim in distress can use any mode we/they choose. Thank you very much. Well, knowing that the U.S. Coast Guard, and many other equivalent services in other countries DO NOT monitor CW any more, AND CW being slower and more cumbersome than voice, you'd have to be pretty damned stupid to USE CW in an emergency situation! I couldn't find the original post, but.... Another one hung up on the coast guard...How many times does a person have to say they have nothing to do with the frigging coast guard. Jeez....Ham radio operators are INDIVIDUALS!!! Not a section of the coast guard, GROL, or any other funky alphabet soup letters. The ONLY time I will ever deal with the coast guard is if I call them on freq myself, which I have done in the past. And CW is not slower and more cumbersome to ME. Maybe to you 5 wpm slow pokes, but not my 55-60 wpm ass. I'm like a frigging CW machine, and I don't even have to write it down unless I need a hard copy for something.. Using CW to ME, is no different than any other mode. Well unless the band is noisy or in bad shape, then it's superior to most others. You no-code people need to get a grip...I'll use whatever works the best at the time, or whatever is first sent to me. If someone calls me on CW for help, I will stay on CW unless they request otherwise. To do anything else would be pretty damn stupid. Some qrp rigs are CW ONLY!!! I know that must chap many asses all around the country, but you all need to get over it! What are you going to use when HF propagation is too weak to support voice??? They will whip out their 2m HT's. What else? This thread is unbelievable... Sheesh...Who gives a damn what mode I use, if I get the job done. And I DO get the job done. MK |
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