[CW] Re: Here come the Attacks!

[w0oow]

John (W2AGN), what reflector was that on?  Geez, I feel sorry for that
person.  It appears that all they want to do is to use their mouth.  What a
waste of talent!!!  I'll bet that person could do well on CW - IF they
wanted to...what a waste.  Times have changed indeed, but that is no reason
to throw out a perfectly good mode.  What next - throw away the old radio
and older persons?

I'll throw these out for what they are worth... and no smart comments from
ANYONE :)

What would happen IF the FCC adopted a perposal that a person could declare
the type of test they wished to take?  In other words CW + normal theory, OR
no CW and stiff theory.  There would have to be a guarantee of size of CW
bands with this - dunno.

Also, how about separating the digital modes from CW.  Don't know about you,
but I get @#$@#$ tired of hearing digi sigs in the former CW zone.

Ok.. let's have it :)
73.oow


> Message: 2
> From: W2AGN <w2agn@pobox.com>
> To: cw@mailman.qth.net, fists@mailman.qth.net
> Date: Thu, 22 Jan 2004 13:09:39 -0500
> Subject: [CW] Here come the Attacks!
>
> Now that the ARRL has come out with its proposal, here come the attacks on
the
> CW bands. This is copied from another Reflector, just to show the
ignorance
> that is out there.
>
> /quote
> A Much more important issue to me is the fact that CW is dead for all
> practical purposes, it "IS" still a means of communicating when nothing
> else will work.  but the FACT is the TIMES have changed,  YOU can go into
> the CW portion of the band and dial up and down for 100's of KC's and
NEVER
> hear a signal.   And, you can call CQ at times for over and HOUR and
> finally just give up because NOBODY will come back to you.  Question to
ASK
> YOURSELF.   When was the last time  "YOU" made a CW Contact? HUH? if its
> been at least  5 years or more then this will be a "hoss" you may want to
> ride!
>
> My thought is that we petition the FCC, to OPEN  most all The CW portion
of
> the band for Phone operation, leave 5 to 10 kc's for all the CW op's to be
> able to go there and find, a MUCH more used portion of the Band.  But
> reallocate the rest of the CW portion of the bands for phone operation,
> still maintaining some LICENSE classification separation!
>
> IF, these ARRL  PROPOSED changes  do in fact get put into Law, then at the
> same time we could have perhaps a bit more phone band to help over come
> the  ONSLAUGHT of the newly  licensed and the Grand fathered higher
classes.
> /unquote
>
> The battle has just begun!
>
>
> --
> John W2AGN
> http://w2agn.net