Re: Amateur question pools and answers...

Fred:

There is no "price of admission" which needs be paid, the tests should reflect
a logical, necessary "instruction" for what a guy/gal will need to get a radio
and enter the hobby on level which is inline with his/her interests...

Morse has no place in this age, few will ever be interested in a key... if they
are, no one will stop them from picking one up.

Long live amateur radio, and long stay dead the key...

John

"Fred W4JLE" <w4jle@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:a4131$42e8039d$471c636a$6788@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> John, no one has ever been "forced" to learn CW to become a ham. Everything
> in life has a price of admission. You may choose to pay the price or not.
>
> I have never heard of "press gangs" capturing people and forcing them to
> learn CW.
>
> Neither have I seen a movie titled "Two Years Before The Key"
>
> Like I say, I don't have a dog in the code/nocode fight. I personally feel
> that it is a necessary tool. YMMV
>
>
> "John Smith" <assemblywizard@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:2JRFe.75$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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