[Fists] Re: Dropping of CW Test Requirement

[John FLA]

You make valid points and I don't disagree with them with the exception of the stop whining comment. Nobody's whining. Expressing an opinion is not whining and no one's opinion needs to be stifled. So stop telling people to stop whining...
 
73 and I envy your radioman background. Thanks for your service!!!
 
John, ks4xn



> Date: Fri, 26 Jan 2007 02:28:45 -0800> From: n2ljd at yahoo.com> To: fists at mailman.qth.net> CC: fists-updates at mailman.qth.net; the19group at yahoogroups.com> Subject: [Fists] Re: Dropping of CW Test Requirement> > Sending CC's may delay your post. If you feel that your post needs to go to more than one destination please send them separately. > > > > I've had a long and serious debate with myself on> this.> > I've come to the conclusion that the dropping of the> CW requirement is a good thing.> > Yes, a good thing.> > I'm a former US Coast Guard radioman. To qualify as a> basic radioman (RM3/E-4) one had to copy 18wpm. To> qualify for RM2 one had to copy 25wpm (exceptions> available). While not an official requirement, to> make RM1 and/or RMC (e-6/7) it was expected that one> would have the 'speed key' requirement (30 wpm).> > That said, I view a 5wpm requirement as pointless. > 5wpm is NOT 'proficient' nor would anyone use 5wpm for> any emergency - in maritime usage 16wpm was the 'norm'> for broadcasts and emergency comms. 25wpm was the> 'norm' for news broadcasts by the commercial stations> (like KPH, etc.).> > SO, that said, I feel it's up to us who love the> universality of CW (I can/have talked to Japanese CW> enthusiasts who do NOT SPEAK ENGLISH) to demonstrate> the usefulness and universality of CW to those who> don't see the good of The Code (like CIRC ROMA and HO> 102 for medical emergencies).> > If you love CW like I do, STOP WHINING AND CONVERT A> NON-CW HAM TO A CW LOVER!> > 73 OM FB> > L Joseph Dumas> N2LJD> WQFE734> ARRL VE> FISTS 11132> DOS (Digital On Six) 387> > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________> Don't pick lemons.> See all the new 2007 cars at Yahoo! Autos.> http://autos.yahoo.com/new_cars.html > _______________________________________________> Fists mailing list> Fists at mailman.qth.net> http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/fists