Its those other 363 1/4 days in a year you have to justify now....

FWIW, the FCC, ITU, IARU, WARC and a few other Alphabet-Soup organizations
don't share the zeal that you and the ARRL do concerning CW. Maybe that
should serve as a small hint.

As it stands now, even the most casual disinterested observer has come to
the conclusion that CW as a requirement is detrimental to the Amateur Radio
Service's survival.

I personally like the appeal of Nostalgia. I have some old tube items,
collect old glass bottles, some coins, etc. However - I haven't tried to
make that a requirement for the continuation of life for anyone around me.

Your mileage may vary. I have friends who, on occaision, have to re-shoe
their horses. However, they don't petition the State Police to make Shoing
a Horse a requirement for getting a Driver's License.

For those who seem to be a little shy on observational capabilities, digital
is most likely here to stay. ISDN specs ushered in during the late 1980s
and early 1990s should have been a dead give-away to this trend; and that
was nearly 2 decades ago.

The lack of acknowledgement of the ARRL to the changing times has already
taken a large toll. I hope the coming restructuring, in regards to dropping
CW, isn't too little too late.

For those diehards that want to punish every one with CW as a requirement,
the younger Hams have formed an organization of their own; "Pallbearers 'R
Us", and they will most likely get the last word in the matter.

Pound Away,

David
KD4NUE



"Caveat Lector" wrote in message
news:ZN0gf.8371$qw.6219@fed1read07...
Well during the ARRL Field Day, 2005, there were over 500,000 CW contacts
made from 2212 entrants
Thats just one weekend bucko.
See QST December 2005

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CL -- I doubt, therefore I might be !

"hamradiostuffing" wrote
in message . ..

I think it is just time realize that no one is going to use CW anymore.
Sure a horse get you from A to B. How often does that happen when ther
are cars around. CW is going to go away and there is nothing a person
can do about it.

You hope all you want the keep it but it will do you no good. The world
changes ham radio is dying and that is just the way it is.

Ham radio has changed and has become advanced CB operators some of
which are EXTRA License holders. Like getting drunk ON HF and being a
pain in the neck to others is a good example.


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hamradiostuffing