[CW] Observations

[Robert Maskill]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David J. Ring, Jr." <n1ea at arrl.net>
To: <CW at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Wednesday, March 16, 2005 9:20 PM
Subject: [CW] Observations


> On the ham bands I am having more and more QSOs than I've ever had:  "I've
> been licensed for XX years, and I only discovered CW in the last year, and
> now I don't do any other mode except CW."
>
> More and more hams are discovering that AM, FM, SSB, RTTY etc. are all
> boring - you can talk on the telephone, and "keyboard" on the internet, 
> but
> you can do CW on the radio.
>
> Isn't history strange - the thing that they try to eliminate is what will
> save Amateur Radio.
>
> Also, I got a call today from a former Navy Radioman who wanted to send a 
> 73
> using a key at a Memorial Service this week for former men of the USS
> AMERICA which is being sent to sea to be a target for sinking.  The Navy
> wouldn't allow him to do this because the Navy no longer uses Morse.
>
> 73
>
> David N1EA
>
I am a Squadron Radio Officer with an Air Cadet Squadron here in the UK and 
I have 8 cadets who want to learn CW, they are not interested in keyboard 
modes like RTTY, Packet, Amtor etc....

Two have UK Intermediate Licences (2E0 calls) already and they want to use 
the CW mode on air...

We are starting the class in the next couple of weeks...

If you hear GX0PUV on the air please give us a call it could be a cadet 
operating.

Robert Maskill - Peterborough Cambridgeshire
Coastal Radio www.coastalradio.org.uk
Photography www.robertmaskill.dsl.pipex.com