why is it sad?
is change not a positive thing?  If things stayed static all the time
progress would be nearly impossible.
The decline of enjoyable broadcast radio programming is a great example,
however, most everyone i know has embraced satellite radio as, if not a
preferable source, then certainly an enjoyable and worthy replacement.
Not only that, it has much greater benefits and is feature rich when
compared to regular broadcast radio.
I think amateur radio can hold many of the same hopes.
We can only get better, not worse, unless a person considers any change to
be getting worse.
I would imagine when SSB and FM were first introduced, many older hams
thought the hobby was going down hill fast and that it was only going to be
a matter of a few years before the hobby was dead...well, look at how those
two modes have totally altered the face of ham radio, and for the better.
73
Colin, CF6BKX
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Saturday, December 16, 2006 11:39 AM
Subject: Re: The joy of C W


> good point. It's very sad to see what's going on these days.
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Ed Malmgren" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Saturday, December 16, 2006 12:14 PM
> Subject: The joy of C W
>
>
> >    The idea that C W will still go on after dropping it in the test I
> > doubt
> > will happen.  When first learning C W it is not fun  but after while it
> > becomes very enjoyable so if you don't have to learn it very few folks
> > will.
> > It amounts to the dumbing down of The U. S.  Look how easy it is to
> > graduate
> > from High school.  Ed K7UC
> >