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Subject: Re: [DX-CHAT] The New York Times
CW will die a slow death, at least in the US. The no-code license is a dead
end. It will be the rare no-coder that takes the time and effort to learn
CW and stick with it long enough to become proficient for on the air use
(i.e., 25-30 WPM
The New York TimesMuch better of an article than I expected. Thanks for the
tip!
What I don't understand, though, is this: Why is the dropping of the code
element for testing automatically seen by so many as the imminent demise of
our use of the code? Yes, testing will no longer be required,
CW will die a slow death, at least in the US. The no-code license is a
dead end. It will be the rare no-coder that takes the time and effort
to learn CW and stick with it long enough to become proficient for on
the air use (i.e., 25-30 WPM.) As we OFs get older and disappear,
nobody will be
The NY Times again proved its grey lady of the newspapers distinction with
a really great article about CW and ham radio The best I have ever seen
on our beloved topic.
73
Charles Harpole, HS0ZCW
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