[CW] And another thing . . .

[N2EY@aol.com]

I agree 100% with all of this, and would add the following:

It seems to me that ARRL's policy towards many of its publications is to do a 
press run and then wait until they are almost all sold before updating. (The 
Handbook is an obvious exception). Based on sales, they can predict when 
they'll run out, and allow time to update. 

So if there's still a pile of the current edition of "Essential Language", 
they'll not bother to update until the pile shrinks.

Second, a lot of the content of various ARRL publications comes from 
submittals from outside Hq, and QST articles. This isn't a new thing - the old "Mobile 
Manual", and "SSB for the Radio Amateur" were almost entirely reprints of QST 
articles, and the construction projects in "Understanding Amateur Radio" and 
"How To Become A Radio Amateur" were from QST articles as well. 

So it seems to me that we can help the process along by submitting articles 
and pictures about CW to Hq., both for QST and other publications. Perhaps we 
could work up some ideas on this reflector and get a "consensus of opinion" 
going on various subjects. Example: "What are good CW rigs now in production, and 
why?" and "What are are good CW rigs no longer in production but readilay 
available used, and why?" 

73 de Jim, N2EY

In a message dated 11/16/03 8:10:10 AM Eastern Standard Time, w3uls@3n.net 
writes:


> Leaving the subject of zero-beating, I would urge readers of this reflector 
> 
> to encourage the ARRL to update the book, "Morse Code: The Essential 
> Language (Second Edition)."
> 
> As best I can tell, material (especially photos) in the book date from the 
> 1970s and 1980s. The whole thing looks dated. The most up-to-date thing 
> about it is the front cover which shows an op at what appears to be a W1AW 
> operating position as of c. 1990. While admittedly many of our shacks if 
> photographed today would look like they were from the 70s and 80s, I'm 
> thinking of newcomers to the hobby who might be more drawn to try CW if 
> operating Morse code were presented in a more up-to-date context.
> 
> The written material itself overall is fine, but could use some updating in 
> parts as well. It's a valuable reference work and maybe we should be 
> grateful that the ARRL keeps it in stock at all.
> 



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