[OKDXA] CW as a 'Lid Filter'

[John Geiger]

I fully agree.  Every argument which has been given
for doing away with the CW exam also applies to the
written exam, so I believe it should go as well. If we
are going to throw open the floodgates to anyone who
wants on HF, lets stop pussyfooting around and let
everyone in.

73s John W5TD
Founder, No Written Test International (NWTI)

--- "E. Glenn Wolf, Jr." <egwolfjr at email.com> wrote:

> I suppose one could extend this example to doing
> away with the written exams
> as well.  I seem to recall someone on this reflector
> someone citing an
> example where an extra class operators couldn't
> figure out how much wire is
> needed for an 80M dipole.  Obviously, the written
> exam failed as "lid
> filter" too.
> 
> 73,
> Glenn
> N5RN
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: okdxa-bounces at mailman.qth.net
> [mailto:okdxa-bounces at mailman.qth.net]
> On Behalf Of SGTOKIE at aol.com
> Sent: Tuesday, December 26, 2006 05:36
> To: okdxa at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: [OKDXA] CW as a 'Lid Filter'
> 
> that CW lid filter dosent work too good on 20m and
> 75m.  
> 
> i have meet some good ops on 6m, 2m & 70cm cw,
> digital & ssb.......the place
> 
> where "NO CODE TECHS" operate. some of the worst and
> filthy mouthed ops have
> 
> been the guys on 75m & 20m phone (amateurs who have
> apparently passed the CW
> 
> test). 
> 
> im sure most of us dont really care if a contact has
> passed the CW test or 
> not when were working for multipliers. 
> 
> when i was a "NO CODE TECH" my 3rd contact ever was
> a CW contact with an XE2
> 
> station on 6m. he was patient and did not care if i
> had passed my code test
> or 
> not.
> 
> I for one will not care if my DX contacts or
> stateside contacts have passed 
> the CW test or not. I didn't have to take a PSK,
> RTTY or SSTV test to work 
> these modes. I try to be professional and proficient
> in any mode i use.
> 
> Im here to enjoy and learn from ham radio and some
> day pass on my knowledge 
> and experience to a "NO CODE TECH". 
> 
> 73
> de k5qwo
> 
> David Howard
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