Re: [Elecraft] Morse *TEST* code elimination

2006-12-16 Thread N2EY
In a message dated 12/15/06 10:57:22 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Wonder if the prices of paddles and keys will now escalate? Probably. How soon will it be before we see rigs that have no provision to use CW? Where ya been for the past 40 years? Way back in

Re: [Elecraft] Morse *TEST* code elimination

2006-12-16 Thread Thom R LaCosta
On Sat, 16 Dec 2006 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: How soon will it be before we see rigs that have no provision to use CW? Where ya been for the past 40 years? Oh sorry...I should have said When will we see rigs that are contructed to make it impossible to send CW? One of the reasons I

Re: [Elecraft] Morse *TEST* code elimination

2006-12-16 Thread Weymouth Walker
... K8EAB Metro Atlanta, GA - Original Message - From: Thom R LaCosta [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net Sent: Saturday, December 16, 2006 10:46 AM Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Morse *TEST* code elimination

Re: [Elecraft] Morse *TEST* code elimination

2006-12-16 Thread N2EY
In a message dated 12/16/06 10:47:52 AM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: On Sat, 16 Dec 2006 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: How soon will it be before we see rigs that have no provision to use CW? Where ya been for the past 40 years? Oh sorry...I should have said When

Re: [Elecraft] Morse *TEST* code elimination

2006-12-16 Thread Terry Conboy
At 08:10 AM 2006-12-16, Weymouth Walker wrote: Between this and BPL, maybe I'll take up model railroading after all ... Sadly, model railroading is a dying hobby, too. Everyone at a recent model railroad show here were either under 6 or over 60 years of age (except for a few young adults

Re: [Elecraft] Morse *TEST* code elimination

2006-12-16 Thread Mike Morrow
Way back in the early 1960s, there were SSB rigs like the SBE-33 and SBE-34, the Heath HW-12/22/32, and the WRL Duo-Bander that were SSB only. But in fairness, the SBE-33 and -34 were primarily intended for mobile operation, and few who care about the quality and safety of their driving would

Re: [Elecraft] Morse *TEST* code elimination

2006-12-16 Thread Matthew D. Pitts
, December 16, 2006 11:10 AM Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Morse *TEST* code elimination Of more concern for people who use and like Morse Code is the impending re-farming of current Ham CW spectrum for VOICE and other non-CW use (a process already begun with a vengeance on 80 meters) ... Between