I just wish that the comments could be more positive! When I witness the
resurgence of AM, surely, there must be a Santa Claus.
After 50 years on the air, I love this hobby and particularly, the fun that
I get from AM operation and this mail list.
I have moved the Collins 30K-1 to 3685 + or - and may never frequent the
so-called AM Window ever again.
Let's be so grateful to those at the FCC that gave us a wonderful Christmas
present.
Merry Christmas
Dave, W3ST
Publisher of the Collins Journal
Secretary to the Collins Radio Association
www.collinsra.com - the CRA Website
Now with PayPal
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Brett gazdzinski" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "'Discussion of AM Radio in the Amateur Service'"
<amradio@mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Friday, December 15, 2006 10:40 PM
Subject: RE: [AMRadio] the 3600 - 3635 spectrum
Do any of the general class frequencies change?
I had no problem getting to 13 wpm code when I
got my license, I went right to general, after learning
the code by listening to QSO's.
I was about 21, so it might be much harder to re learn it
at 50!
I sure had fun on CW, rag chewing mostly in the novice
bands, 40 and 15 meters qrp was fun, I had an hw7
and a 15 meter beam, and used to do hour long rag chews
at about 10 wpm. I could go 20 wpm comfortably, all with
a straight key.
I forgot most of the code by now, and would need
quiet uninterrupted time to work back up, something
in high demand after marriage...
While I think learning the code kept some of the riff raff
out, and 80 and 40 meters seem crowded, I think ham radio
is dieing a slow death.
No magic in radio after cell phones...
Brett
N2DTS
On Fri, 15 Dec 2006, A.R.S. - W5AMI wrote:
>
> The code elimination is a very sad ruling indeed.
I have some "mixed emotions", indeed BUT:
I've taught quite literally hundreds of kids (mostly
Scouts) and adults,
up into thier 80s - and have had the thrill of 'Elmerhood" dozens of
times.... all of 'em, including me, learnt the Code. And I
can tell you,
it was a frustrating upward battle for me to get the 13WPM
for General - I
forgot half of it the next week, half again a week after, and now, if
pressed, I could probably tap out CQ CQ DE KB6SCO at 4-5 wpm.
And I've
used nearly every code class tape and program out there....
the Code and I
regretfully remain seperate.
Some folks can go from 0-20 wpm with small effort - some
folks can TX/RX
at 45 WPM and carry on a conversation with you at the same
time. Sometime
it seems that Hams feel that the elimination of the code
requirement means
the eleimination of Code - and of course that's absurd... plenty of
folks will keep Pounding the Happy Brass!
I will also make this point about the elimination of the Code
Proficiency requirement: every single one of the lids and
radio-retards
who has purposefully jammed myself, and most of You on this
list - except
for a very few possible bootleggers - all them Suckahz had to pass at
least 5WPM - maybe more. No?
So I'm willing to see if this Ruling helps bolster up the
sadly sagging
ranks of our Hobby - as for "dark days" - its a dark day when a 5KW
rotatable-beam Texas sideband station 0-beats onto a QSO in
our little AM
window and proceeds to laugh and joke with his buddies (also
apparently
running a bit of 'power') about how "them AMers like *this*
l'il ol' rock
thru their winder...". [a verbatim quote I have recorded and
archived,
along with the callsigns they eventully IDed with]
So if some of you think that 'no-code' will 'destroy' Ham
Radio (it
won't - the general malaise of the Cult of Stupidity will do
that soon
enough) then I'd like to offer the suggestion that each you consider
volunteering a bit of your time and get a Ham Class going in
your area...
the more you teach properly - the more they will respect the
Bands when
they get their Ticket.
And how's THAT for 200 millidollar with of Opinion???
Cheers
John
KB6SCO
DM09fg
whose Transmitter Rescue Trip got snowed out... mebbe next Weekend
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