[CQ-Contest] Contesters on CW (was: FCC on CW)

[David Robbins K1TTT]

How about this...  If the fcc drops the cw requirement I think contesting
will be one of the few reasons for anyone to bother to learn cw.  Its not
like many hams build their own very simple cw radios today so have to learn
it to get on the air at all.  Nor can it be said to get through when nothing
else can with the very weak signal digital modes available.  So how can
contesters help keep this mode alive?  Or should we keep it alive?  Is it
time to drop cw contesting in favor of more digital modes?


David Robbins K1TTT
e-mail: mailto:k1ttt at arrl.net
web: http://www.k1ttt.net
AR-Cluster node: 145.69MHz or telnet://dxc.k1ttt.net
 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: cq-contest-bounces at contesting.com [mailto:cq-contest-
> bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Tom Frenaye
> Sent: Friday, July 22, 2005 02:18
> To: cq-contest at contesting.com
> Subject: [CQ-Contest] FCC on CW
> 
> 
> Let's keep the discussion to contests and contesting issues.   I've
> declined a couple of messages that had to do with the FCC's plan to drop
> CW - there are plenty of other places for that discussion.   If you want
> to post something here, please keep it closely related to contesting.
> 
> Thanks!
> 
>           -- Tom/K1KI  cq-contest admin
> 
> 
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