[TenTec] Re (Ten Tec) (ot) FCC says CW dead?

[Carl Moreschi]

There's nothing that says CW is going away.  It is just no longer going to
be required to have a license.  Anyone that gets a license will truely be
missing something if they never learn and operate CW.

Carl Moreschi N4PY
Franklinton, North Carolina
n4py at earthlink.net
----- Original Message -----
From: "Lyle Dunlap" <lyle3dd at grics.net>
To: <TenTec at contesting.com>
Sent: Thursday, July 21, 2005 10:12 PM
Subject: [TenTec] Re (Ten Tec) (ot) FCC says CW dead?


> CW may be going out but its mainly due to lazy minds.  Of course
commercial interests involved too, but that is a separate subject.
>
>  I am 81 years old and prefer operating CW at  60 to 70 WPM full QSK.  A
computer is not necessary.  I use a keyboard, a Ten Tec transceiver, a
keyer, pair of headphones, and usually an amp.
> Years ago we did not have the means of sending faster CW so everyone was
stuck with dit dah where 40 WPM was about tops with a bug.
>
> Slower speeds is work, you have to put characters together to make a word.
At higher speeds you listen to words and/or phrases and one can have a
meaningful conversation.   Remember,full QSK . None of this novice fone
procedure "back to you stuff"  and spending a half hour simply to find out a
fellows age and how long he has had a ham ticket.
>
> I could go on but I suppose I have  said enough, for now anyway.
>
> Lyle
> W9FCX
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