Hello all.
For longer than I can remember, I have followed the various trials and
tribulations of the ham radio fraternity through the eyes of the various
reflectors to which I subscribe.
I have witnessed some of the most horrible angst one can imagine a
fellow ham could possibly bear, as well as
Ernie VK3FM wrote:
To all my 'W' friends who believe this latest FCC proposal is 'the end
of civilisation as we know it', 'the last roll of the dice', 'the final
straw', etc, can I suggest you grit your teeth , think FORWARD, and
enjoy the hobby you so obviously love, and EMAIL ME directly in tw
I guess I still favor the minimum 5WPM for Extra class, but you can get rid of
it for all other licenses in my opinion. We need new blood in this hobby and
this may be holding a lot of people back from getting into it. Interesting
thing this CW requirement. I was stuck at Advanced Class for year
Does any one have a schematic of the Pyramid Gold Series PS-25G regulated
power supply. I will pay for a copy, Tnx. [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Do you want to keep CW as an important part of ham radio... try these steps,
regardless of what the FCC may do:
1. Make at least one CW contact yourself for each phone contact you make on
the air.
2. Be the person in your ham club that runs a certificate program, based on
a club-sponsored s
I am 70 year old General Class studying for my Extra FINALLY. Do I get
credit for the code I passed years ago??? In any event, KEEP the CW for an
EXTRA license at least. I prefer hearing a human voice at the other end but
I have great respect for really good CW ops.Let's never forget, you can ge
Who's telling us that CW will be dropped, or CW will be banned? No-one!
What will stop you or anyone else from becoming a good CW op if the code is
dropped as a licensing requirement? Nothing!
What's to stop newcomers who don't HAVE to learn the code in order to get a
ticket learning CW and usi
