[TenTec] Class A

[w8au at sssnet.com]

At 02:11 PM 1/6/07, Grant Youngman wrote:
> > activity outlet -- like CW, or a test bench.   Have you ever
> > met someone who was into ESSB etc who was a CW operator?
> > With the new "no C W" extra class operators, there will
> > likely be more of this misguided activity.
>
>I do fail to see what makes the activity "misguided".  Or how not
>having a CW exam is going to make a wit of difference.

Maybe not "misguided," but with new HF operators coming aboard with 
no CW knowledge, the "investigation" of modes is thus reduced.  No 
way to go except to try to make FONE more interesting since who can 
stand to listen to typical SSB for hours on end?  (Gag, choke!):-(

Perry  w8au