--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I also understand that the DXpedition relied on CW at the beginning of their > relief effort so that they could operate successfully with small antenna > systems and low power. If the FCC and its counterparts around the world keep > doing away with the Morse requirement, who will be there to copy weak, > hastily assembled stations in the future?
Here Here!!! (... however - I think you just preached to the choir) I think that as long as there is QRP, Elecraft, kit building, and ham radio in general - there will always be CW (unless they one day decide to make CW illegal ... which would be really dumb - they still use AM don't they - however I think they did ban spark gap transmitters, but not because they were morse code). I don't think CW will ever go out of style. People still use sailboats (and sailboards!) even though steam ships were developed over 100 years ago. People still use hot air baloons even though we just celebrated the first century of powered flight. We still make kids learn how to write by hand with #2 pencils even though most American students have access to a computer and know how to use one. No - I think that we are quite a long way from seeing the end of CW. The CW bug 'infects' a certain kind of person. There's no known antivirus/antibiotic for this kind of 'infection' - and it spreads readily. 72, Daniel / AA0NI _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [email protected] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
