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Mike wrote:

You guys are a dying breed. Get with the 21st century and give it up and buy a computer.

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Dave Oldridge wrote:

"Mike" <kc2ftn@hotmail.com> wrote in
news:434bd7f3$1@news.usenetzone.com:

You guys are a dying breed. Get with the 21st century and give it up
and buy a computer.

I have a computer and am quite conversant with more modern digital modes, thank you very much. But I also like to relax with my hand on a key and just converse in morse. I did it for a living for 30 years, so it doesn't hurt my head to do it for recreation.

I am not saying YOU have to do it or like it. I don't even think amateurs should be required to learn morse unless they intend to use it (in which case learning it would be a good idea). But I'll resist any attempt to ban it from the bands...

rest assured, morse will be banned sooner or later, as it is removed as
a requirement then all will look and wonder, why all that unused
bandwidth, lets put phone there. down with morse, continue the dumbing
down of everything......
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ne0x@megapathdsl.net wrote:

Dave Oldridge wrote:

"Mike" <kc2ftn@hotmail.com> wrote in
news:434bd7f3$1@news.usenetzone.com:

You guys are a dying breed. Get with the 21st century and give it up
and buy a computer.

I have a computer and am quite conversant with more modern digital
modes, thank you very much. But I also like to relax with my hand on
a key and just converse in morse. I did it for a living for 30 years,
so it doesn't hurt my head to do it for recreation.

I am not saying YOU have to do it or like it. I don't even think
amateurs should be required to learn morse unless they intend to use
it (in which case learning it would be a good idea). But I'll resist
any attempt to ban it from the bands...

rest assured, morse will be banned sooner or later, as it is removed as
a requirement then all will look and wonder, why all that unused
bandwidth, lets put phone there. down with morse, continue the dumbing
down of everything......

No, CW will not be banned. If anything, there is a resurgence in CW, particularly in QRP...perhaps not in numbers but in intensity.

Code is fun! If you haven't learned it, it's your loss. No big deal.

To me, there is no challenge in computer ham radio. But that's just me.

Plenty of bandwidth for everyone, if you ask me.

Afterall, bandwidth is not allocated for CW only...it for DATA only on
parts of most bands. This seems reasonable. I wouldn't mind seeing
official recognition of QRP segments a bit stronger than band plans.

Find a way to enjoy the hobby and relax.

...and ignore the trolls
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jawod <jawod@fuse.net> wrote in news:446E8F70.7090102@fuse.net:

ne0x@megapathdsl.net wrote:

Dave Oldridge wrote:

"Mike" <kc2ftn@hotmail.com> wrote in
news:434bd7f3$1@news.usenetzone.com:

You guys are a dying breed. Get with the 21st century and give it

up

and buy a computer.

I have a computer and am quite conversant with more modern digital
modes, thank you very much. But I also like to relax with my hand on
a key and just converse in morse. I did it for a living for 30

years,

so it doesn't hurt my head to do it for recreation.

I am not saying YOU have to do it or like it. I don't even think
amateurs should be required to learn morse unless they intend to use
it (in which case learning it would be a good idea). But I'll resist
any attempt to ban it from the bands...

rest assured, morse will be banned sooner or later, as it is removed

as

a requirement then all will look and wonder, why all that unused
bandwidth, lets put phone there. down with morse, continue the dumbing
down of everything......

No, CW will not be banned. If anything, there is a resurgence in CW, particularly in QRP...perhaps not in numbers but in intensity.

Code is fun! If you haven't learned it, it's your loss. No big deal.

To me, there is no challenge in computer ham radio. But that's just

me.

Plenty of bandwidth for everyone, if you ask me.

Afterall, bandwidth is not allocated for CW only...it for DATA only on
parts of most bands. This seems reasonable. I wouldn't mind seeing official recognition of QRP segments a bit stronger than band plans.

Find a way to enjoy the hobby and relax.

...and ignore the trolls

Actually, here in Canada we already have no restrictions as to mode--just bandwidth on a per band basis. Most HF bands are 6khz, except for 30m
which is less, and 10m which is wide enough to permit FM.
--
Dave Oldridge+
ICQ 1800667
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"jawod" <jawod@fuse.net> wrote in message news:446E8F70.7090102@fuse.net...

Afterall, bandwidth is not allocated for CW only...it for DATA only on
parts of most bands.

Huh? 50.0 - 50.1 MHz and 144.0 - 144.1 MHz is for CW only.


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"Mindraker" <anon@anon.com> wrote in news:dgAEi.17$ZU7.1@newsfe04.lga:

"jawod" <jawod@fuse.net> wrote in message
news:446E8F70.7090102@fuse.net...

Afterall, bandwidth is not allocated for CW only...it for DATA only
on parts of most bands.

Huh? 50.0 - 50.1 MHz and 144.0 - 144.1 MHz is for CW only.

Depends where in the world you are. Here in Canada, there are no official sub-bands at all, just a voluntary bandplan proposed (and continually modified) by RAC. The Industry Canada schedule merely sets out a maximum bandwidth for emissions on each band. Essentially that is 6khz on most of
the HF spectrum except for 30m where it is 1khz and 10m where it is 20khz.
--
Dave Oldridge+
ICQ 1800667
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"Dave Oldridge" <doldridg@leavethisoutshaw.ca> wrote in message news:Xns99A5D4D3C130doldridgsprintca@64.59.135.159...

"Mindraker" <anon@anon.com> wrote in news:dgAEi.17$ZU7.1@newsfe04.lga:

"jawod" <jawod@fuse.net> wrote in message
news:446E8F70.7090102@fuse.net...

Afterall, bandwidth is not allocated for CW only...it for DATA only
on parts of most bands.

Huh? 50.0 - 50.1 MHz and 144.0 - 144.1 MHz is for CW only.

Depends where in the world you are. Here in Canada, there are no official sub-bands at all, just a voluntary bandplan proposed (and continually modified) by RAC. The Industry Canada schedule merely sets out a maximum bandwidth for emissions on each band. Essentially that is 6khz on most of the HF spectrum except for 30m where it is 1khz and 10m where it is 20khz.

--
Dave Oldridge+
ICQ 1800667

Silly me. How typical of my American upbringing, to assume that the way things would be done in the United States, would be the way things would be done in the rest of the world. *Sigh*.
Oh, well. Please forgive me.


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"Mindraker" <anon@anon.com> wrote in news:DXVEi.62$eM.53@newsfe06.lga:

"Dave Oldridge" <doldridg@leavethisoutshaw.ca> wrote in message news:Xns99A5D4D3C130doldridgsprintca@64.59.135.159...

"Mindraker" <anon@anon.com> wrote in
news:dgAEi.17$ZU7.1@newsfe04.lga:

"jawod" <jawod@fuse.net> wrote in message
news:446E8F70.7090102@fuse.net...

Afterall, bandwidth is not allocated for CW only...it for DATA only
on parts of most bands.

Huh? 50.0 - 50.1 MHz and 144.0 - 144.1 MHz is for CW only.

Depends where in the world you are. Here in Canada, there are no
official sub-bands at all, just a voluntary bandplan proposed (and
continually modified) by RAC. The Industry Canada schedule merely
sets out a maximum bandwidth for emissions on each band. Essentially
that is 6khz on most of the HF spectrum except for 30m where it is
1khz and 10m where it is 20khz.

--
Dave Oldridge+
ICQ 1800667

Silly me. How typical of my American upbringing, to assume that the
way things would be done in the United States, would be the way things
would be done in the rest of the world. *Sigh*.
Oh, well. Please forgive me.

Uh, my post wasn't really meant to be critical of yours, just to add commentary.
--
Dave Oldridge+
ICQ 1800667
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"Dave Oldridge" <doldridg@leavethisoutshaw.ca> wrote in message news:Xns99A98E10A82E8doldridgsprintca@64.59.135.159...

Uh, my post wasn't really meant to be critical of yours, just to add commentary.

--
Dave Oldridge+
ICQ 1800667

I'm not saying you were critical at all -- the silly error was mine
entirely.
-Mindraker


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