At 03:14 AM 11/30/2015, Ed Sharpe via Boatanchors wrote:
Thanks Glenn! that is interesting! Good to hear there is interest. but
what do you attribute an increase to even when it is not needed?
Curiosity - "Another mountain to climb" - Another language to learn -
Adding DXCC credits -
Sending faster than the operator can actually copy has been a problem ever
since I received my Novice Class license in May 1959! Nothing new except that
the keyboard makes sending fast considerably easier!
Glen, K9STH
Website: http://k9sth.net
From: "Fuqua, Bill L"
o: gz...@yahoo.com; bcarl...@cfl.rr.com
> Cc: boatanchors@puck.nether.net; tetr...@googlegroups.com;
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> Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] historical question who many running CW compared
> to the 60s?
>
> Thanks Glenn! that is interesting! Good
historical question :How many operators are running CW now compared to the
60s? numbers? percentage? I am curious.
Ed Sharpe Archivist for SMECC
In a message dated 11/29/2015 7:14:43 P.M. US Mountain Standard Time,
boatanchors@puck.nether.net writes:
The ARRL has been, seemingly,
Interestingly enough, the number of people who are now actually learning the
International Morse code is increasing even though a working knowledge of the
code is no longer required. However, at least when listening to the bands, the
actual percentage of operators using CW, as opposed to using