[Lowfer] Alternate Morse code test

[WE0H]

Ya it will be like 2 meters, 10-4 good buddy. Oh, sorry I walked all over
you with my big amp. The death of HF will soon be here. All the lids will be
running 5kw to talk to their neighbors.

My opinion is crank up the code requirement to 30wpm. You can't pass it,
then come back next year and take the test, as there is no credit given if
you fail any of it. That would easily filter out the 'good buddies' from the
serious gentlemen.

So I guess in reality it will be 'man your Part-5 stations as the ham bands
have gone to hell'.

Mike>WE0H


-----Original Message-----
From: lowfer-admin@mailman.qth.net [mailto:lowfer-admin@mailman.qth.net]
On Behalf Of Eric Smith
Sent: Thursday, July 31, 2003 10:38 AM
To: lowfer@mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Lowfer] Alternate Morse code test

Even though I'm still learning the code, and others who do not know the
code yet might view this as a Good Thing, I don't.

To me this means ham radio is dead.  Forget pro-signs, and learn
highly intellectual phrases like "breaker breaker" and "good buddy".

I can't believe I had 37 years to get into ham radio, and now that I am,
it is coming to an end :(

73
Eric, KD5UWL

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