Re: Amateur question pools and answers...

John, no one has ever been "forced" to learn CW to become a ham. Everything
in life has a price of admission. You may choose to pay the price or not.

I have never heard of "press gangs" capturing people and forcing them to
learn CW.

Neither have I seen a movie titled "Two Years Before The Key"

Like I say, I don't have a dog in the code/nocode fight. I personally feel
that it is a necessary tool. YMMV


"John Smith" <assemblywizard@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:2JRFe.75$dP4.692355@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Fred:
>
> I have nothing against those who wish to maintain ancient technology for
when
> the "madmax age" (I think I even look a bit like Mel Gibson--too bad the
women
> can't see the similarity!) arrives we will be prepared, I am just against
> FORCING people to do this.
>
> I am against requiring them in being proficient in sending smoke signals,
shoot
> arrows with messages attached, using carrier pidgeon or being able to pass
> messages between villages by "african message drum" also, if we get there,
we
> will pick it up fast enough...
>
> John
>
> "Fred W4JLE" <w4jle@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:423a6$42e7e31a$471c636a$12707@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > John, the digital age can come to an end in a heartbeat. An EMP pulse
may
> > well wipe out the computers.
> >
> > CW which requires nothing but the human mind to get data through will be
> > with us to the end of humanity.
> >
> > As hams we need to be able to provide communications under the worst
> > imaginable scenario. I, and many of the hams on here could in short
order
> > build a simple transmitter and receiver capable of CW operation and get
a
> > message through. What if no one on the other end is capable of receiving
the
> > message?
> >
> > I guess you can ride like Paul Revere as your car will no longer run
unless
> > you drive an old pre-computer model. The DMV may indeed be asking
questions
> > as to what to do when your horse takes a dump in public.
> >
> > I don't care if the FCC and the rest of the world makes stupid
decisions, I
> > have no problems with anyone who enters amateur radio via slow/no code.
My
> > objection is with sacrificing a skill that may be required to save lives
and
> > property for the sake of increasing numbers.
> >
> > Too bad a neat skill set was viewed as a determent...
> >
> > "John Smith" <assemblywizard@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> > news:1YAFe.330$hW4.18857004@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >> Ohhh, ask historical questions...
> >>
> >> Well, this is the digital age, fat chance of those questions ever
getting
> > there again...
> >>
> >> However, when the DMV starts asking questions on how to properly groom
a
> > horse--and what to do if the horse ever farts in public--you will know
that
> > world is ripe for such...
> >>
> >> John
> >
> >
>
>


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