[Boatanchors] code-who cares.

[peter markavage]

Quote: "but we are sitting on billions of DOLLARS worth of spectrum
space"
They're probably more interested in our UHF and microwave frequencies
than the HF bands. Many of our major services, government, etc. are on,
or moving to, those frequencies. It's hard to envision a cell phone or
satellite uplink on 75 meters.

Dropping the code requirement is not a problem with me. We're five years
into the 21th century. Change is good, change is natural. If CW, in the
traditional way, means that much to you as a useful mode, you will
embrace the need to learn it. I said, "screw it" years ago. I now send CW
on a keyboard and read it on a screen. And any new prospective hams that
come to the shack, see it done the 21th century way. Even though I was
licensed in 58, I have embraced and encouraged change. Things don't get
"stale" that way.

Pete, wa2cwa

On Sat, 23 Jul 2005 09:08:21 -0700 "Gary Jones" <gmjones at valleyint.com>
writes:
> Code or not, it's a personnel choice like lots of other things in 
> life, but let me inject this,  public service not choice of emission 
> is what will keep amateur radio alive. Of course we need young 
> people, but we are sitting on billions of DOLLARS worth of spectrum 
> space and there are untold numbers of people out there  after all or 
> part of it. Nuff said, Gary WB7DIE..