[CW] ARRL survey.

[George Allgood]

Donald,  your point is valid.  My contention is a bit simpler but far more
sinister.   The "I don't operate CW" response
is included in ARRL's "SURVEY" to raise another chorus of the "I hate CW"
national anthem.  I have no intention of getting into a urination contest
with anyone on any list, but I regard this ARRL poll as just another
instrument for the no-coders to prove their
point, that there's no need for Morse Code anytime, anywhere.  And ARRL, our
national organization, on purpose or accidentally, is helping them do it.

George Allgood, W4GFA

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Donald Chester" <k4kyv at hotmail.com>
To: <cw at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Friday, July 16, 2004 2:40 PM
Subject: Re: [CW] ARRL survey.

> The CW question would be valid if the poll were limited to hams with HF
> privileges.  But if no-code techs also participate, that skews the result
> because there is so little CW on VHF/UHF, and no-code techs (and most 5
wpm
> techs) would not be expected to operate CW in any case.>
> I recall reading somewhere that no-code techs make up about 50% of the US
> ham population.>
> A few years ago it was  reported that Japan had an amateur population
> several times that of the US.  Those figures were inflated by a 10w
no-code
> licence in that country, and the actual number of regular hams with full
> privileges was about 60,000.
>
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