[CW] New to List - My thoughts....

[k0ng@inebraska.com]

  Hello Dennis; Well I am not an Extra Lite ( as anyone who has seen me can   
  attest). This next is no brag but if I work 5 WPM (at my age) I tend to get
  sleepy. I prefer a little faster but I guarantee I would work you on CW OM.

  My solution for bands is easy, reserve 75-100 KHz on the bands that can 
  accomodate it for CW only. Further, let anyone, regardless of license class
  operate CW there. I have never seen anyone who was forced to operate CW. So
  you can figure anyone operating there wants to. They are welcome.

  73 DE Charlie, K0NG PS I got my extra so I wouldnt have to remember the
  band segments, HI.

Quoting Dennis Ponsness <wb0wao@hotmail.com>:

> Well, I have finally subscribed to this list and have been looking over some
> 
> of the postings in the archives.  I have seen a bunch of "familiar calls" 
> from other lists, so at least I know some of you here <grin>.
> 
> Yes, I am one of those "accursed Extra-Lites", but I have had my ticket 
> since 1977.  The only reason that I did not take the 13wpm or 20wpm test 
> was, well, I was out of ham radio for quite a few years and when I got back 
> into it, the only CW test to take was 5wpm - which I had already taken in 
> 1977!  Anyway, I decided to actually operate CW - because I did enjoy the 
> mode.  The more I used it, the more I liked it!  I am now up to around 15 
> wpm (18 or so on a good day) - and I want to get better - my "personal goal"
> 
> is 30wpm+ by the next peak of the solar cycle <grin>.  The point of this 
> short bio is, I have seen and heard some remarks from the 20wpm crowd in 
> various lists/boards/forums about the "Extra-Lites" and how they would NEVER
> 
> work them at 5 wpm!  This is wrong, very wrong!  IMHO, the FCC will delete 
> the requirement for Element 1 testing - I hope not, but I do think that they
> 
> will.  Once that happens, the pressure on the CW bands will start to 
> increase.  It won't take long for SOMEONE to realize that hey, PSK-31 is 
> LEGAL to run at 14.005!  So if you hear that CQ at 5-7-10wpm, ANSWER them if
> 
> no one else does!  Remember, they are CW ops - our "Brothers" - and help 
> them along.  We need new CW ops, and LOTS of them - remember strength in 
> numbers.  We need to be "evangalists" for CW - and that means than ANYONE 
> that uses CW, no matter what the speed, should be treated as an equal.
> 
> BTW, to John W2AGN - I will do the outboard switch mod on the MP+ this 
> weekend, and will hopefully have the info on my webpage this weekend as well
> 
> - looks like the hardest part will be mounting the switches in the front 
> panel <grin>
> 
> 
> 73
> 
> Dennis - WB0WAO
> 
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