[CW] Fwd: My take on CW

[Ed Tanton]

I found this to be a good summary of things...

>Date:   Fri, 25 Jul 2003 08:53:44 -0500
>Reply-To: brian@iquest.net
>From:   "Brian Murrey - KB9BVN" <brian@iquest.net>
>To:     "Low Power Amateur Radio Discussion" <qrp-l@Lehigh.EDU>
>Subject: My take on CW
>
>
>
>I like CW. That's why I do it. Others like me will come along, and
>regardless of being mandatory or not, they will join me.
>
>The 5 wpm CW requirement isn't much of a hurdle to anyone that wants
>to learn CW, but it can be a huge obstacle to folks that don't want to
>learn CW.
>
>As long as CW isn't made an illegal mode, like spark gap, I don't
>think making it a license requirement or not, will hurt the number of
>CW ops out there.  If that makes any sense.
>
>I do agree with John, this hobby needs MORE quality hams...but
>sometimes you have to scoop up a whole lotta dirt to find one diamond.
>
>How good is our recruiting in the EE schools?
>
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73 Ed Tanton N4XY <n4xy@earthlink.net>

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