[GreenKeys] Re: MORSE code

[Paul Anderson]

On 3/6/06, Charles Ring W3NU <charlesr at infonline.net> wrote:
>  Here's what is being overlooked:
> the code test is ham radio's version of an  INITIATION RITUAL and I am
> not joking.
>
>From my perspective, this is a hobby - not a priesthood.  It's like
having to recite a sacred poem before being permitted to collect
stamps.  In the context of a hobby, it is nonsensical.  Morse code is
great, and I personally enjoy it.  But we are not an elite priesthood,
we are hobbyists who enjoy playing with some amazing technology. 
Personally, I think everything should be done to allow as many as
possible to participate - even if after getting their license they
never show up anywhere other than 2 meters.

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Paul Anderson
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