[KYHAM] Why CW

[Bill L. Fuqua]

Lets talk about international shipping. Their mission is not the same as am=
ateur radio. Each ship has multimillion dollar budgets and can afford equ=
ipment that we hams could only dream of. One mission of amateur radio is =
to enhance international goodwill.  CW achieves this in two ways. It gets=
 around language dialect and cultral barriers. It also allow us to commun=
icate with those who can't afford expensive SSB rigs. It arrogant of us t=
o assume that hams all over the world can afford the kind of gear as we t=
ake for granted and each has a computer an internet. 

73
Bill wa4lav