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Elimination of CW is a loss in the number of ways we can communicatewithother.
Dee Flint wrote:
You just don't get it do you. There are conditions for each mode that will make that mode "the best". Every mode has its place. That goes for voice, all the multiplicity of digital modes and yes CW. Last night you had the best luck with DominoEx. Another night RTTY might be better. Another night, voice might be more intelligible. Yet another night will favor CW. Thanks Dee, you admitted that CW is not the best mode in any condition. You agree that different modes work better under differing conditions. I agree. That's why is it utterly stupid to test incoming hams on one mode of communication. Finally we agree on something. Based on what I've read about DominoEX, it is a form of Multi-Frequency Shift Keying. This variation looks to be more robust than others, however, anything that can compromise FSK and MFSK has the potential to compromise DominoEX. It will merely be a matter of the degree of severity needed before it becomes unusable. Any mode can become unusable depending on conditions. The best thing is that some digital modes can be decoded when you cannot even hear the signal with a human ear. You just cannot do that with CW. With CW if you cannot hear it, you cannot decode it. Just because something is old doesn't make it useless or stone age. Pencils have been around far longer and are still highly useful. I agree. I never said do away with CW. I like to use it myself. However, tube rigs suck more electricity than solid state rigs and are bad for the environment so old things can be rather useless or damaging. Just like CW, it's not useless, but continuing to have a CW testing requirement is damaging and outdated. Riding horses is fun still, but very few want them for the normal day to day transportation now. They may be useful still, but for everyday transportation they are no longer required. Horses are found more and more out in the pasture where the CW testing requirement belongs. Dee, N8UZE |
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Elimination of CW is a loss in the number of ways we can communicatewithother.
an old freind wrote:
A stone club is still leathal does that mean the army should drill and train with stone weapons? I'll bet the special forces do indeed study such subjects. -- 73, Cecil http://www.qsl.net/w5dxp |
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Elimination of CW is a loss in the number of ways we can communicatewithother.
J. D. B. wrote:
Thanks Dee, you admitted that CW is not the best mode in any condition. Actually, CW is the best mode for me under average conditions. It's my favorite mode. -- 73, Cecil http://www.qsl.net/w5dxp |
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Elimination of CW is a loss in the number of ways we can communicatewith other.
Cecil Moore wrote: an old freind wrote: A stone club is still leathal does that mean the army should drill and train with stone weapons? I'll bet the special forces do indeed study such subjects. perhaps they do (and come to think of it I hope you are right) but not most of the Army -- 73, Cecil http://www.qsl.net/w5dxp |
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Elimination of CW is a loss in the number of ways we can communicatewith other.
"J. D. B." wrote in message ... Dee Flint wrote: You just don't get it do you. There are conditions for each mode that will make that mode "the best". Every mode has its place. That goes for voice, all the multiplicity of digital modes and yes CW. Last night you had the best luck with DominoEx. Another night RTTY might be better. Another night, voice might be more intelligible. Yet another night will favor CW. Thanks Dee, you admitted that CW is not the best mode in any condition. You agree that different modes work better under differing conditions. I agree. That's why is it utterly stupid to test incoming hams on one mode of communication. Finally we agree on something. No that has nothing to do with whether it should be tested. We do NOT agree on that issue. CW is a valid and useful mode but it is different in nature from the other modes. All the other digital modes simply require investing perhaps as much as 30 minutes in setting up the hardware and software to get up and running even if you make your own interface. So one can quickly evaluate whether or not they will like it. On the other hand, it is impossible to determine whether you will like CW until you have learned it, which takes some time. Many people who might like it won't tackle it unless it's required as they will have a false impression that it is too hard since there are so many trying to get the code requirement dropped by trying to convince people it is difficult. It is not difficult to learn but it does take time. I've known a number of people who admitted that they wouldn't have tried it unless required to do so but now find that they enjoy it. It's rather like piano lessons. Every adult I know who took piano as a child has made one of the two following statements: a) I'm glad my parents didn't let me quit, or, b) I wish my parents had not let me quit. The very adults who, as a child, were glad to drop piano are the ones who most deeply regret it now. Based on what I've read about DominoEX, it is a form of Multi-Frequency Shift Keying. This variation looks to be more robust than others, however, anything that can compromise FSK and MFSK has the potential to compromise DominoEX. It will merely be a matter of the degree of severity needed before it becomes unusable. Any mode can become unusable depending on conditions. The best thing is that some digital modes can be decoded when you cannot even hear the signal with a human ear. You just cannot do that with CW. With CW if you cannot hear it, you cannot decode it. That is true but it is not a reason to condemn CW. It is merely a working parameter that one must deal with. Besides one can run CW at a higher output without risking damage to the radio to often make up the difference. Keep in mind that if you include the power requirements for the computer and monitor plus radio that a 25watt output signal for the digital mode draws more power than a radio putting out 100watts of CW. I have repeatedly maintained that each mode has its advantages and disadvantages but the anti-CW crowd takes its particular characteristics as a reason to castigate it. They refuse to objectively evaluate their "high-tech" digital modes for their unique advantages and disadvantages. There are times when a voice signal will beat the digital modes in intelligibility. For example, PSK goes belly up with even the slightest auroral disturbance yet voices, while distorted, can still come through. It will take a higher level of auroral activity to knock out voice in comparison to that required to knock out PSK. A well rounded ham should be able to select his/her mode on the basis of conditions and not be limited to by the fact that they were allowed to "slide" on the code training. Just because something is old doesn't make it useless or stone age. Pencils have been around far longer and are still highly useful. I agree. I never said do away with CW. I like to use it myself. However, tube rigs suck more electricity than solid state rigs and are bad for the environment so old things can be rather useless or damaging. Just like CW, it's not useless, but continuing to have a CW testing requirement is damaging and outdated. Who says you have to stick to tube rigs to run CW? I know you know better than that. Tube rigs have largely gone away (except for collectors) simply because its much easier to deal with solid state equipment. Yet if one wants to run a legal limit amp, it's going to be a tube unit as they haven't come up with a way to do it cost effectively any other way. I strongly disagree that a CW testing requirement is damaging or outdated. There simply is not sufficient data to support that point of few. An occasional anecdote does not qualify as valid data. Riding horses is fun still, but very few want them for the normal day to day transportation now. They may be useful still, but for everyday transportation they are no longer required. Horses are found more and more out in the pasture where the CW testing requirement belongs. Again I disagree. That analogy is not really valid. A better one would be comparing it to driving an automobile with a stick shift. I personally feel that every one who drives should be required to know how to drive a stick. They often get better mileage than automatics as an experienced driver can do a better job of selecting the shift point than a mere gadget. More people might select stick shifts if only they knew how to drive one. Dee, N8UZE |
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Elimination of CW is a loss in the number of ways we can communicatewith other.
"Cecil Moore" wrote in message .com... an old freind wrote: A stone club is still leathal does that mean the army should drill and train with stone weapons? I'll bet the special forces do indeed study such subjects. -- 73, Cecil http://www.qsl.net/w5dxp And no doubt bare hands, wire, and anything else that may be available. Dee, N8UZE |
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Elimination of CW is a loss in the number of ways we can communicatewith other.
"Cecil Moore" wrote in message .com... J. D. B. wrote: Thanks Dee, you admitted that CW is not the best mode in any condition. Actually, CW is the best mode for me under average conditions. It's my favorite mode. -- 73, Cecil http://www.qsl.net/w5dxp Unfortunately the anti-code crowd sees any rational comparison of the modes as supporting their position. I do not support dropping the code requirement. Dee, N8UZE |
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Elimination of CW is a loss in the number of ways we can communicatewith other.
Dee Flint wrote: "J. D. B." wrote in message ... Dee Flint wrote: You just don't get it do you. There are conditions for each mode that will make that mode "the best". Every mode has its place. That goes for voice, all the multiplicity of digital modes and yes CW. Last night you had the best luck with DominoEx. Another night RTTY might be better. Another night, voice might be more intelligible. Yet another night will favor CW. Thanks Dee, you admitted that CW is not the best mode in any condition. You agree that different modes work better under differing conditions. I agree. That's why is it utterly stupid to test incoming hams on one mode of communication. Finally we agree on something. No that has nothing to do with whether it should be tested. We do NOT agree on that issue. lying again bitch it certainly has something to do with the issue but then you arenot honest about most thing |
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Elimination of CW is a loss in the number of ways we can communicatewithother.
Dee, you can disagree all you want. The fact is that the world is moving
on and away from CW testing. Not the mode, but the testing requirement. It is just outdated and not necessary. If you want to learn it and then use it, great. The time has come to stop forcing an old mode onto people. We can debate the merits of CW all day. In 200 years, no one will be using it. It will die a natural death like all languages because the world evolves. Better things come along. And like many humans, you are resisting change because people hate change. But change is inevitable. You cannot stop this change and it is a change for the better even if you won't admit it. History will show the only way to save the Amateur Radio Service and help its growth is to evolve and change. Out with the old and in with the new. Those that won't evolve will fade from the earth just like stone-age man. Good bye CW testing requirement. Your departure is long, long overdue. Dee Flint wrote: Again I disagree. That analogy is not really valid. A better one would be comparing it to driving an automobile with a stick shift. I personally feel that every one who drives should be required to know how to drive a stick. They often get better mileage than automatics as an experienced driver can do a better job of selecting the shift point than a mere gadget. More people might select stick shifts if only they knew how to drive one. Dee, N8UZE |
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Elimination of CW is a loss in the number of ways we can communicatewithother.
Dee Flint wrote:
Unfortunately the anti-code crowd sees any rational comparison of the modes as supporting their position. I do not support dropping the code requirement. It's like riding a bicycle when you could be driving an SUV. If you like to do it, then do it, but don't force others to adopt your particular favorite aspect of our hobby. There's room for many favorite aspects. For communications capability under difficult conditions, CW cannot hold a candle to PACTOR II. For fun, PACTOR II cannot hold a candle to CW. That's my personal experience and opinion. -- 73, Cecil http://www.qsl.net/w5dxp |
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