[AMPS] ARRL and QST (and CW Relevance)

[andywallace@home.com (Andy Wallace)]

What do you use for a keyer? your thumb? A decent keyer costs as much as a TNC. 
I have never suggested outlawing
CW--however, 5 wpm is more than enough for test puposes and is going to 
happen--get used to it --the world will not
come to an end although the General and up class jerks on 3950 and 14.313 will 
still be with us.

Andy  K5VM

Shawn Tayler wrote:

>
>
> And I'd like to add one extra point to this aspect of the discussion.  CW 
> also does not require the presence of any
> extra equipment beyond the rcvr and the operator and a speaker.  How many of 
> us can copy packet (or any other
> digital mode) without a TNC?
>
> CW is an excellent weak signal mode, that will get through when nothing else 
> will.  On EME its the only mode that
> works consistantly.  My interest in EME has forced me to improve my CW 
> skills.  it wasn't easy but I wouldn't have
> missed it for anything.
>
> 73
>
> de Shawn
>  N7LQ (formerly WB7TDI)
> DN01fa & DM09dp
> 432 EME...for now
>
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