It proves that you have basic working knowledge of a very efficient
form of communication that is used for emergency communications today
and tomorrow. It runs circles around audio communication and can be
much more effective. Under certain conditions, having the ability to
copy morse can can mean the difference between like and death.

Here! Here! Using common sense in a post will have the John Smiths of
the world chasing their tails. Then again, maybe thats not a half bad
idea.... You could call it, autobrownnosing. :/ MK

Morse code is not used in communications of any consequence in the
western world.


B.S. Hams use it quite often. Who cares about emergency workers..
But saying that, I could care less if they do away with it or not.
It's not
that big a deal to me. But.....I still refuse to stand by and watch
people
that are totally ignorant of the subject spew their drivel. 5 wpm?
Hell, they might as well do away with it.... 5 wpm is nearly useless to

anyone in the real world. I can do 55-60 wpm on a good day.
I can do 30-40 wpm in my sleep. Sheesh. Code is simple to ones
who don't have a mental block, or some other kind of learning problem..
Even I use it less than I used to, but I'm damn glad I *do* know it.
It
can and will come in handy at one point or the other. I've personally
assisted in an marine emergency on the ham bands, with the coast
guard involved, and the boater had to switch to CW cuz his batteries
were too weak for fone. If I was a lazy dumbass like most of these
rabid
"non-coders", they might have well been shark bait later that day.
But being I was capable of handling the mode, all was groovy in the
world.
Testing for code is testing for code. Nothing more, nothing less.
If they drop code testing , fine with me. Just don't try to convince me
the
new op's are as capable of operators as the ones that do also know
code.
Cuz, they ain't. Case closed. They will always be slightly inferior as
*operators*. Notice, I didn't say *hams*.
MK

ohhh, much more that that--it is logical!

CB can be much more fun!

Of course, there is a certain "lack of prestige" there I suppose.
CB'ers don't spy for the gov't, become secret agents, etc... frown
Nor do they hold delusions that they do, such as you find in amateur
radio with the drama-ridden-"I-am-special"-mentally-disturbed-element
you find there, usually under rocks, or belching, passing gass and rag
chewing their rants on the unwitting....

Yep, CB is pretty low key, and what-u-c is what-u-get....

ROFLOL!!!!

John

wrote in message
ups.com...
I will always be a CB'er at heart, and an amateur second...

It's obvious.... :( MK

Well, you keep teasing us, show us your "common sense", we will let ya
know how we feel about it...

.... ya keep talking about it, but frankly, I am beginning to think it
is a myth!!!

ROFLOL!!!

John

wrote in message
oups.com...
It proves that you have basic working knowledge of a very efficient
form of communication that is used for emergency communications
today
and tomorrow. It runs circles around audio communication and can be
much more effective. Under certain conditions, having the ability to
copy morse can can mean the difference between like and death.

Here! Here! Using common sense in a post will have the John Smiths
of
the world chasing their tails. Then again, maybe thats not a half
bad
idea.... You could call it, autobrownnosing. :/ MK

.... say, u ain't onea them guys listenin' to art bell, are ya?

grin

John

wrote in message
oups.com...
It proves that you have basic working knowledge of a very efficient
form of communication that is used for emergency communications
today
and tomorrow. It runs circles around audio communication and can be
much more effective. Under certain conditions, having the ability to
copy morse can can mean the difference between like and death.

Here! Here! Using common sense in a post will have the John Smiths
of
the world chasing their tails. Then again, maybe thats not a half
bad
idea.... You could call it, autobrownnosing. :/ MK

"dxAce" wrote in message
...


Carter-K8VT wrote:

dxAce wrote:

If one can't learn even a minimum 5 WPM then they have no business in
amateur
radio.

Could you please explain why you say that.

Because it's so EASY, that's why 'tard boy... and I don't really give a
rats ass
whether or not you're a 20 WPM man anyway. Point is, if some dumbass 'tard
isn't
smart enough to learn at least 5 WPM of code then he or she has no damn
business
being in amateur radio.

Get the point dumb****?

Keep on trying to dumb things down... we got your number.

dxAce
Michigan
USA



I agree with the 5wpm requirement only because it seems to me kinda like a
rite of passage. Everything in life worth doing is that way.


--
73 and good DX. B.H.
Brian's Radio Universe
http://webpages.charter.net/brianhill/500.htm

What is common sense? All I have is Horse sense.
cuhulin

Five words per minute.They dumbed it down to public school standards.
cuhulin

Hams?

Some ancient grey-haired-geriatrics passing gass and ranting that the
world is changing in ways they never dreamed possible or like?

Someone whose best argument for CW is probably based on "historical
reasons?" You propose these peoples opinions are to be considered
legit and worth taking the time to consider?

Really, you believe the world considers these people of much
consequence? Do you even think the world ever considers them as they
tap their "hobby keys?"

Get a life, put down the opium pipe, welcome back to reality!

ROFLOL!!!!

John

wrote in message
ups.com...
Morse code is not used in communications of any consequence in the
western world.


B.S. Hams use it quite often. Who cares about emergency workers..
But saying that, I could care less if they do away with it or not.
It's not
that big a deal to me. But.....I still refuse to stand by and watch
people
that are totally ignorant of the subject spew their drivel. 5 wpm?
Hell, they might as well do away with it.... 5 wpm is nearly useless
to

anyone in the real world. I can do 55-60 wpm on a good day.
I can do 30-40 wpm in my sleep. Sheesh. Code is simple to ones
who don't have a mental block, or some other kind of learning
problem..
Even I use it less than I used to, but I'm damn glad I *do* know it.
It
can and will come in handy at one point or the other. I've
personally
assisted in an marine emergency on the ham bands, with the coast
guard involved, and the boater had to switch to CW cuz his
batteries
were too weak for fone. If I was a lazy dumbass like most of these
rabid
"non-coders", they might have well been shark bait later that day.
But being I was capable of handling the mode, all was groovy in the
world.
Testing for code is testing for code. Nothing more, nothing less.
If they drop code testing , fine with me. Just don't try to convince
me
the
new op's are as capable of operators as the ones that do also know
code.
Cuz, they ain't. Case closed. They will always be slightly inferior
as
*operators*. Notice, I didn't say *hams*.
MK

There are some CB dudes in the Jackson area and for years they have been
and they still are rolling around most of the CB channels (they know
enough to stay off of the few CB channels the 18 wheelers frequent)
spewing a bunch of crap (such as,I am over here hideing behind the sand
pile and stupid nonesense like that (y'all get my driff) from sun up
till about ten or eleven o'clock at night.They are a bunch of Jerks.I
once got a couple of my old CB radios and I rolled around town with the
volume cranked wide open and scraping the antennas agains't each
other.y'all ought to have heard them dudes howling!
cuhulin