[TowerTalk] The CW filter and dumbing down

[Wt8r@aol.com]

Steve Medndelson wrote:

"Examining the myths of CW we find at the top of the list "CW kept the CBers 
out."

Anyone who does understand this is clearly out of touch with reality.


"Surface mount technology has made it very difficult 
........................."

I see no correlation between SMT and the CW requirement to obtain a ham 
license.

About two years ago, I think the ARRL did a poll to determine whether hams 
wanted a no-code license.  As I remember, the over whelming majority of hams DID 
NOT want it, but the ARRL went ahead and did it.

This is just more Executive blather from the ARRL to justify doing whatever 
they want to do and a reason that ARRL membership is declining.

Dave, WT8R