[MilCom] How Dumb Can a Mil Com HobbyMonitorGet!!!??? Re: UNIDEN'sNew Scanner

[wb5uom at hughes.net]

I knew that was going to get wrong response.

The fact is that many people would never make the effort to get the ticket
when there was a code requirement.

I had a very hard time with it myself and do NOT care for it in the least.
However, I did make the effort so that I could then do what I like.

I was not implying that someone with CW ability was better.

Listening to HF ALE on 15.043 at the moment  Offutt and Lajes so far the
only ones heard.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dave Holford" <holford at cogeco.ca>
To: <wb5uom at hughes.net>; "Frank Cardenas" <fcsdga at gmail.com>;
<milcom at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Sunday, June 27, 2010 10:35 AM
Subject: How Dumb Can a Mil Com HobbyMonitorGet!!!??? Re: UNIDEN'sNew
Scanner


> "code free techs with no desire to understand how radio works"
>
> I usually just ignore this sort of insult, but I have a hard time
> understanding how those who use the simplest form of radio/wireless
> communication requiring the most basic circuitry (CW/morse); are
technically
> superior to those using a far more complex system (SSB) or even digital
> systems. I have a couple of friends, and a father, who just love to hang
> around old steam trains, I find high-speed maglev much more interesting.
>
> As a milcom monitor for over 60 years (I cut my teeth on the Berlin
Airlift)
> and a Canadian Advanced Amateur who, more years ago than I care to
remember,
> designed and built his own SSB rig from scratch, and was quite happy with
> 25wpm hand keyed CW until advancing arthritis made that too difficult; I
> feel that I am qualfied to comment.
>
> Anyone who wants to use CW or AM is free to do so, there are lots of both
on
> the HF bands. But I'm quite happy to try and keep up with current advances
> in technology and have no desire to go back to the simpler technology of
> vinyl records or BW television.
>
> I have met several folks over the years who happily monitor various forms
of
> communication with scanners and HF receivers; they read the magazines,
> probably lurk on sites like this but for various reasons do not joint
> newsgroups or clubs. There are many more milcom monitors than post - I'm a
> case in point, I seldom post but read this and other sites regularly.
>
> Dave VE3HLU
> p.s. Just to show that I am not totally innocent of bias; I have been
known
> to take great offence when people ask me about my CB set, and why I have
so
> many!
>
>