[Elecraft] Morse test elimination

[Dan KB6NU]

Over the past year, I've given presentations to many middle school  
groups, and like Dave, I find that the kids are fascinated by Morse  
Code. They don't care if it's ancient technology--it's fun! We should  
all start doing this if we want CW to not just survive, but thrive.

73!

Dan KB6NU
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CW Geek and MI Affiliated Club Coordinator
Read my ham radio blog at www.kb6nu.com
LET'S GET MORE KIDS INTO HAM RADIO!



On Dec 17, 2006, at 10:48 AM, David Cutter wrote:

> I did an all day demo at a local kids school (<11 years old) and  
> they enjoyed most of what we did.  But what they really lapped up  
> was being taught to send and receive Morse Code across the class  
> room and into adjacent rooms.  I was astonished at how quickly they  
> caught on and how they enjoyed it.  They didn't know it is  
> "irrelevant" to today's information society, it was just fun.
>
> Similarly, a friend told me that in some RN ships they still teach  
> Morse by lamp just for the fun of it.
>
> Developing a skill for its own sake is not logical, but it works.
>
> David
> G3UNA
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Karl Larsen" <k5di at zianet.com>
> To: "VR2BrettGraham" <vr2bg at harts.org.hk>
> Cc: <elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Sunday, December 17, 2006 12:52 PM
> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Morse test elimination
>
>
>> Guys, the ARRL almost caused a revolt in FCC-Wireless. They were  
>> being visited by ARRL people daily. They are lawyers and they are  
>> trying to kill Internet on power lines, and push band planning and  
>> morse code testing removal.
>>
>>    Then after they GOT the band plan they pushed it was discovered  
>> ARRL goofed. They made too much space near the CW/Digital bands  
>> Extra Class. But then wait. It will be simple to get a Extra Class  
>> license. No 20 WPM send and receive, hard written stuff, it is  
>> just some multiple guess questions now.
>>
>>    The ARRL keeps sending me mail which says they need big bucks  
>> to keep the lawyers in Washington. Will I send a hundred bucks? I  
>> throw away to letter.
>>
>>    All the fun I have had teaching code to people is over. My last  
>> effort was fun because I had a 5 year old girl. She had little  
>> trouble with the code, but she had not learned how to write down a  
>> Z or A.
>>
>>    So all this is over. Well I'm almost over too.
>>
>> 72 73 Karl K5DI
>>
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