[Fists] A Modest Proposal

[John]

I agreed with just about everthing K0HB said. As I understand it, SKCC 
promotes the use of straight keys for contacts. Nothing wrong with that. 
Just another choice on the bands. 73 de John, ks4xn

PS: I'm pretty sure I have a SKCC #, just can't remember what it is. I hope 
to participate in SK night on NYE. Have to make sure my wrist holds up with 
good form.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "KJ7UN" <kj7un at kj7un.com>
To: "'FISTS Reflector'" <fists at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Friday, December 22, 2006 3:12 PM
Subject: RE: [Fists] A Modest Proposal


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> Are you proposing that SKCC members are not wanted on the FISTS list?  Or
> just not wanted for QSOs on the air?
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: K0HB [mailto:k-zero-hb at earthlink.net]
> Sent: Friday, December 22, 2006 12:17 PM
> To: FISTS Reflector
> Subject: Re: [Fists] A Modest Proposal
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> I'm with you.  I got my Extra back in 1963, long before all this
> crap about exclusive band segments and special call signs
> for different license classes and whatever.
>
> Back then I really didn't care how fast a guy could send
> code, I only cared that we could have a chat about something
> interesting.   Generals, Conditionals, Advanced, or Extra
> were all mixed together in the same spectrum --- no
> special call sign to prove how fast you beeped --- no
> notation in the CallBook what your license class was --- nobody
> cared how fast you could send beeps, or what Morse Code
> test you took.
>
> I'm not sure why I'd want to see anybody's "CW Certificate",
> or look it up on the internet.  If he can send Morse that I can
> copy, then I really don't care, not even a little bit, if he even
> ever TOOK a test.  The only "test" that counts is whether
> I can copy his code.
>
> I have no idea what an SKCC member is, but my guess is
> that it's somebody who really doesn't want to chat but just
> wants "my number".  Well, I've decided that I forgot "my
> number", but I'll certainly be happy to chat, even if you
> never took a Morse test in your life.
>
> 73 and Merry Christmas,
>
> de Hans, K0HB
> --
>><{{{{*> http://www.home.earthlink.net/~k0hb
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> ----- Original Message ----- 
>
>> I am an Extra.  I did the 20 wpm.  So what.
>>
>> I enjoy CW and as long as they leave us alone, who cares.
>> I have had several Fists contacts in the last few days.  That is
>> what counts.  In fact I am going off the computer now and
>> send some code.  By the way I notice that the SKCC
>> members spend more time on emails than on CW.
>> 73 Bob 2658
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