I know a few people who have just got the interest in CW out of nowhere and
started playing around with it.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Lou Kolb" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Saturday, April 30, 2011 6:28 PM
Subject: Re: Dumbing down, was Re: Selling Gear Online
> Some clubs have actually reported an increased interest in CW now that
> it's
> not manditory. Speaking as some one who operates it a lot and for whom
> it's
> my favorite mode, I hope that's not just wishful thinking. Sure it's
> outmoded by other digital modes but it sure is a fun and relaxing skill to
> exercise. Lou WA3MIX
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Steve Dresser" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Saturday, April 30, 2011 5:04 PM
> Subject: Re: Dumbing down, was Re: Selling Gear Online
>
>
>> Buddy,
>>
>> Despite the no-code license, there seems to be a die-hard bunch of
>> devoted
>> CW operators. If we want to look at why ham radio is dying (and I think
>> it
>> is to some extent), it's because there are so many other ways to
>> communicate--cell phones and the Internet, for example. All that said,
>> though, people seem to find ways to enjoy the hobby if they're truly
>> interested.
>>
>> Steve
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Buddy Brannan" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Saturday, April 30, 2011 16:26
>> Subject: Dumbing down, was Re: Selling Gear Online
>>
>>
>>> Oh boy, here we go. So, passing a code test pases on interest in hf? =
>>> That's a bit convoluted. I agree that the tests have gotten easier. I =
>>> was also one of the first to get up in arms when we got our first =
>>> codeless license. I was, however, also one of the first to admit that I
>>> =
>>> was wrong about the codeless tech brnging an end to my beloved hobby. =
>>> The hobby's been dying now since the introduction of the Novice license
>>> =
>>> in 1951, if not before. And it's still alive and well. You don't think =
>>> the difficulty in erecting hf antennas, owing to cc&r's and HOA's, might
>>> =
>>> not have something to do with the seemling lack of interest in HF
>>> gear?=20=
>>>
>>>
>>> I, for one, have observed that when people talk about "dumbing down", =
>>> what that really means is "Things aren't the same as they were back =
>>> in*my(*day." Believe me, I can be as curmudgeonly as the next guy. I =
>>> didn't dub myself "the world's youngest old fart" years ago for nothing,
>>> =
>>> you know. But change is inevitable. Roll with it.=20
>>>
>>> And, more to the point, has anyone else noticed that the people who =
>>> often holler the loudest about how the tests are dumbed down and we =
>>> should still have a code requirement, aren't cw ops? Interesting.=20
>>> --
>>> Buddy Brannan, KB5ELV - Erie, PA
>>> Phone: (814) 860-3194 or 888-75-BUDDY
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Apr 30, 2011, at 4:17 PM, Tom Brennan wrote:
>>>
>>>> Steve, unfortunately we're seeing the result of the no code and =
>>> dumbing down of
>>>> the tests. Now we've got a bunch of techs that are only interested in
>>>> =
>>> 2m
>>>> repeaters. I'd think that online selling of gear would be fairly easy
>>>> =
>>> either
>>>> through Ebay or even through this list or sales lists run by sites =
>>> such as QRZ
>>>> etc.
>>>>=20
>>>> Tom
>>>>=20
>>>>=20
>>>> Tom Brennan KD5VIJ, CCC-A/SLP
>>>> web page http://titan.sfasu.edu/~g_brennantg/sonicpage.html
>>>>=20
>>>> On Sat, 30 Apr 2011, Steve Matzura wrote:
>>>>=20
>>>>> Date: Sat, 30 Apr 2011 14:56:01 -0400
>>>>> From: Steve Matzura <[log in to unmask]>
>>>>> Reply-To: For blind ham radio operators =
>>> <[log in to unmask]>
>>>>> To: [log in to unmask]
>>>>> Subject: Selling Gear Online
>>>>>=20
>>>>> Where's the best place to go to put some gear for sale online? =
>>> Someone
>>>>> I know has a relative who's giving up the hobby because they'll be
>>>>> moving into an assisted living facility and will have no space or
>>>>> other wherewithal to work the hobby other than via either a handheld
>>>>> or a mobile rig with a magmount out the window. I'm told he have =
>>> quite
>>>>> a modern HF station, but have no specifics as to what gear is =
>>> actually
>>>>> involved. Funny thing, the ham wanted to donate it to a local club or
>>>>> school, but the few takers he could find were only interested in
>>>>> VHF/UHF gear. Any recommendations greatly appreciated and will be
>>>>> passed along.
>>>>>=20
>>>
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