Hi Bob, Sometimes I don't really think the league is pulling for us. I have been a member for nearly 50 years. I pulled out for several years in protest of the incentive licensing that cost me a lot of my amateur frequencies as a then general class licensee. I finally rejoined mainly to get QST.
I leave you with one thought: You are out in the middle of nowhere and the only means of communication is your ham rig. You need help desperately but your mic cable is broken and you don't have the tools to fix it. Now how are you going to get help? All you remember of CW is SOS and you are going to look mighty silly trying to key the rig with the mode switch or shorting the key jack intermittantly with a screw driver, if you even have one. Oh, and by the way, some of the first communications out of the Tsunami area several years ago was on CW! Some day, somewhere, this is going to bite someone where they sit down. I hope I live long enough to say "I told you so!" 73, John, W4AWM 20WPM Extra ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com. ______________________________________________________________ AMRadio mailing list List Rules (must read!): http://w5ami.net/amradiofaq.html List Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio Partner Website: http://www.amfone.net Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.html Post: mailto:[email protected] To unsubscribe, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word unsubscribe in the message body.
