Joe, W4TV wrote, " Perhaps it is time to review the basis and purpose behind
amateur radio and move to a "national park" model. That is a place for
those who have proven that they have the necessary skills to continue to
practice those "ancient" and no longer commercially viable skills. Consider
I'm very happy with Amateur Radio (or "ham radio" for those who prefer).
It might not be perfect, whatever that measure might be, but it
affords me the opportunity to participate in the world's greatest hobby
in the manner I so choose.
Had our hobby not grown as it did, I wonder if
Wait a moment. I do not subscribe to the notion that today's hams are any
less capable than hams of the old days. I think that is old-timer thinking
bordering on the curmudgeonly. "Kids these days."
Today's hams know different things. Things some OT's may not understand,
value or appreciate but
Folks, let's end this thread at this time.
It has reoccurred periodically many times in the past and can easily be perused
in our archives.
73,
Eric
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I agree with this paragraph, Joe, however, I strongly disagree that a
knowledge of CW at any speed is a reasonable or even a relevant standard
for entry in the 21st Century. There is no evidence that a knowledge of
CW makes a license holder better equipped to advance the state of the
art
Yeah but ... (;-)
Your arguments are correct
Even at the time of the no code committee meetings it was glaringly
apparent that it was ... essentially ... a case of raw numbers.
Politically we needed ... and now even more so ... need our "body count" in
the face of the economic and political
Given that amateur radio in the US is now completely "no code" - there
is no need to become proficient even for an Amateur Extra class license
- the early "no code" steps were a Faustian bargain just as the fiction
of "semi-automatic control" for digital operations was a Faustian
bargain.
As
Ken
I have learning disabilities.
It would have been impossible for me to get an Amateur Radio license
without your efforts.
I have spent been 5 years trying to learn code and am now am almost
competent at receiving 12wpm (I am trying to learn it because it is hard
for me and hits all my
Hi Ken:
As a CW operator, I think you did well in helping to secure the future of
Amateur Radio (proud to be a ham). Years later it seems apparent to me the
impact has been generally positive.
Your last comment... "Please, let's not start a thread on the subject. I
just thought some "first
I got one of the 1st Novice licenses issued ... in September, 1951. Took
the exam in Oklahoma City, where the FCC came only once per year. My
"Elmer" was a retired Navy CW op and I was taught well. Long ago I was a
commercial shipboard RO on a NOAA vessel.
I'm one of the six people who created
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