[CW] Pounding Brass

[David Toepfer]

---WB8NUT
> There is no magic to touching a key and someone responding that
> is thousands of miles away. Its just simple physics and it does not have to
> be a key. CW is a fine mode for those that want to use it, but it is not
> "magic" to everyone. It time ham radio kept up with the times instead of
> trying to have old fart hams continually try to relive ham radio's glory
> days with code. Geez, if we had this thinking around when spark gap
> transmitters were in fashion, you would have had hams requiring us to
> continue to use spark gap.

Perhaps I'm preaching to the choir, but for me it is not about the "magic", but
rathe rthe simplicity and efficiency.  CW uses a fraction of the bandwidth and
is worth 20dB over SSB (and forget about FM in that comparison).  There are
other simplicities and efficiencies, but right now I guess I feel I am wasting
my time with the defense.

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