[CW] RE: CW Digest, Vol 15, Issue 8

[John Geiger (NE0P)]

After this passes I will have nothing more to do with phone, at least on the HF bands.  I think VHF quality will improve, as many of the good buddy ops will go to HF.

73s John NE0P
One who did the impossible-actually passed a CW test


---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
From: "Larry L. Ravlin" <sheepdip at bossig.com>
Date:  Thu, 21 Jul 2005 17:23:44 -0700

>Funny thing, I had nothing to do with CW until I got my Extra, after that I
>never had anything to do with phone.
>
>Larry L. Ravlin
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>----- Original Message -----
>From: Sedlack Tom-CTS050 <Tom.Sedlack at motorola.com>
>To: <cw at mailman.qth.net>
>Sent: Thursday, July 21, 2005 2:05 PM
>Subject: [CW] RE: CW Digest, Vol 15, Issue 8
>
>
>>
>>
>> From: "Joe" <joecot at superlink.net>
>>
>> Another Slant On it...
>> With no more code tests,  maybe there will be less new licensees who think
>> they can send when they really can't and the ones who can't now will
>slowly
>> fade away, leaving the cw sub-bands for us guys who enjoy cw and can
>> actually send and recieve..
>>
>>
>> Well, there's the attitude that would make people want to learn code.
>>
>> They could keep practicing into a dummy load until their fist was perfect
>and, only then, would the be "allowed" on the code sub-bands. An occasional
>string of dots would be a thing of the past.  Perfect code for Joe to copy,
>yet who would be sending it? There are no perfect fists.........
>>
>> Tom - AC9TS
>> One who knows how to send a series of dots with the best of 'em!!
>>
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