[CW] Tall Ships

[Donald Chester]

>   But CW is THE ROOTS of HAM radio, why should we run from that?
>If you don't want to do it fine, but learn enough to try, learn our
>history and jargon also.

Some years ago when "tall ships" from all over the world sailed to Boston 
Harbor, I had thought these were reproductions and maybe a few surviving 
relics of the era when "wind was king", owned by corporations and/or wealthy 
enthusiasts.  I later found out that most of those ships were fairly new, 
and had been commissioned by navies all over the world, including our own, 
for officer training. Evidently the Navy considers knowledge of sailing 
vessels so fundamental to naval operation even with todays technology, that 
it is important to spend millions of dollars to keep these ships in their 
fleets for training purposes.

I wonder if any of those naval officer candidates constantly complain about 
having to learn that "obsolete" technology.


Don K4KYV



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