I look around at a lot of the operators on VHF these days, not all, there
are some good ones, but on the heavily used repeaters in the area, and
better than half of them on HF? that leaves me shaking my head. I'm not
saying it's all of them, but a good portion. That's the same group that has
the mentality that they didn't need to upgrade for HF privileges because
they could use echolink which if I heard that one 1 more time, I was getting
very ready to sell out and let the morons have their way. I can say, I feel
the tests are a lot easier now than when I got started only 12 years ago. If
I only knew now, what I did then, I wouldn't even have to study to pass the
current tech test. Not ace it, but pass it comfortably. I help teach tech
class classes from time to time and it really seems a lot easier. Real basic
as apposed to actually learning a lot of stuff like when I got mine.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Colin McDonald" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, December 17, 2006 6:20 AM
Subject: Re: The joy of C W
> 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
>> >
>
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