Guys. I dont have the figures here, but I would bet many more than 1
percent continue to use the code. You just have to listen to one contest
weekend to hear the numbers that do. Also, a much larger percentage than
that had to pass the code tests to get a license. Dont forget that EVERYONE
that was on HF prior to black Monday had to pass a code test, whether they
used it or not. As to QRQ, there is a small percentage using it, and that
might make the 1 percent of CW users who do so.
As an aside, I was calling CQ DX last night on 160 , at about 20 wpm, and
had a very slow stateside CW responder come back to me. I thought it was
amusing, his last name is Farnsworth.
How about some of you guys getting down on 160 at night and make some
digitial contacts. I hear very few, and most of them are RTTY. Man - its
just made for PSK.
Danny Douglas N7DC
ex WN5QMX ET2US WA5UKR ET3USA
SV0WPP VS6DD N7DC/YV5 G5CTB all
DX 2-6 years each
.
QSL LOTW-buro- direct
As courtesy I upload to eQSL but if you
use that - also pls upload to LOTW
or hard card.
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----- Original Message -----
From: "bruce mallon" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <digitalradio@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Wednesday, March 21, 2007 1:26 PM
Subject: Re: [digitalradio] Re: CQ CH?
> Rick ...
>
> 99% of us took the code and don't use it. BUT that
> said nothing wrong with thoes who are GOOD at and
> enjoy the mode .... I myself love lissing to the guys
> zipping along at 12-20 wpm even if i can only copy a
> few letters in a row .... It's a neet mode and VERY
> good when you have to pull things out of the noise
> .... Sometimes people just think old is not any good
> ... and to many CW is a old useless mode .....
>
> Bruce
> On 6 since 66
>
> Your comment ....
> "Like most things, there are always some extreme
> examples that you could point to, but 99% of us are
> not going to be doing QRQ CW. It took tremendous work
> for me to even pass the 20 wpm CW test at the FCC
> years ago. And not many hams today even know Morse
> code at any speed, much less at QRQ speeds."
>
>
>
>
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