At 05:48 PM 1/26/99 -0800, Larry L. Ravlin wrote:
>
>I hardly think that cw is an archaic mode of communication
...Snip....
>I would venture to say
>that 90% of the people who want to do away with cw are too lazy to put
>forth the effort to acquire the skill to use it.
What do you base that on? I've been licensed for 25 years and have met
quite a few hams that have remained Techs despite having worked for years
to get there code speed up to 13 WPM. Most have demonstrated technical
abilities far beyond many Extras I know.
>I don't have an extra
>class yet but I am going to get it before another "dumbing down to
>equiptment operator" from the FCC is put into effect.
I've been licensed as Amateur Extra for 20 years, and there has been a
great deal of "dumbing down" which includes a many Extras and CW Operators.
The Appliance Operator phenomenon is not something that is unique to those
licensed below General as some would have us believe. Most of the guys
doing 60WPM in a contest do little or no construction inside their shacks.
It's usually limited to various gadgets. Most construction that goes on is
usually limited to antennas. A few hearty souls will build an amplifier
every once in a while. As to cutting edge stuff like spread
spectrum...forget it...
>It is not
>unreasonable to expect cw skills from an operator, this is "HAM RADIO' for
>crying out loud, put forth some effort and be proud of your skills.
What is unreasonable is requiring CW skills for access HF priviledges. One
other misconception that needs to be cleared up is that those who advocate
for such license class want CW done away with. That is a convient Strawman
set up by those who advocate for CW simply because it is a barrier to entry.
Mr. Ravlin seeks to question the pride one has in his/her license simply
because they advocate for a no code HF license. Your going to have to do
better than that.
73s
Bob K1TA
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