Hey gang.
OK, here's my take on the CW.  We should keep the 5 words a minute.  This
is crazy that they are trying to get rid of it.
It is an open invitation for the 11 meter people to just come on to HF.  I
have a major problem with that.
The way i see it is that ham radio is a privillage that you earn.
Many of us myself included had to work out but off to get where we are.
I've heard all the excuses, and i'm sick of all of them.  When ever i hear
i can't do it, that just makes me sick!
The fact is that you can do it if you put your mind to it.
Take the challenge, and just do the CW.  That's fine if you don't like it,
but that's part of the price you pay for getting in to amateur radio.

                73 from Jed.n1jbc
At 09:11 AM 10/14/01 -0400, you wrote:
>I can agree with this,  but 5 words per minute is easy, I know not everyone
>says that, it kept me out for a while, I procrastinated for about 3 years
>before taking the test for that reason, didn't want to do the code, or I
>didn't think I was going to do well in that is more the case so when I
>finally went for it, I figured I'd go for the tech no code and if I liked it
>then I would move up to a higher lisence. I did like it so I did upgrade and
>now I am hooked. But now I think it is getting too easy. I know the object
>is to get more people involved but  it is getting to be too easy lately.
>JMO
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "JEFFREY MICHAEL KENYON" <[log in to unmask]>
>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>Sent: Sunday, October 14, 2001 1:03 AM
>Subject: Re: radio
>
>
>> Hi, I think it is because of a lack of awareness.  People think why go
>> with radio communications now when I have the Internet that can do the
>> exact same thing without all of the learning involved, but they are
>> missing out on a lot of aspects they wouldn't get with the Internet, but
>> would with ham radio.  What do you all think?  I think that one reason why
>> they reduced the code requirements was so that they could keep ham radio a
>> live and to  get more interested.  I think that  there are lot of people
>> out there who wouldn't get into ham radio because of the  code
>> requirements, and my understanding is that in some countries code is
>> pretty much  done away altogether.  For example, in Afghanistan I have
>> heard you can get a ticket for next to nothing.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Sat, 13 Oct 2001, chuck lunkley wrote:
>>
>> > Fellow hams,
>> >
>> >      Do you think that the reason for the lack of activity on some of
>the
>> > ham bands is related to the popularity of computer technology?
>> >
>