[OKDXA] FT8 Notes...

[Peter Laws N5UWY]

On Sun, Jan 1, 2023 at 11:44 PM Kim Elmore <cw_de_n5op at sbcglobal.net> wrote:


> Like rock'n'roll: CW will never die, but there are
> other modes in which I truly should be conversant.

I assume there are kids making Rock'n'Roll but would *I* know it as
such?  Because the people that make music I like are all dead or are
in their 70s or 80s and still on tour.  I mean, I get that they like
playing, but did they mismanage their money so poorly that they *have*
to endure a tour?  Yeesh.

As far as CW ... POTA and SOTA have done more to get younger hams into
CW (and ham radio) than the ARRL has, sad to say.  ARRL didn't even
both promoting their Code Proficiency Certificates until 25 years or
so after Morse testing was dropped for Technician.  They spent that
whole time griping that "Morse is gone, woe is us".

License testing tonight, but let me know if you need help with the new
USB chip in the next couple days.  You can test in RTTY Roundup this
weekend!  The ones I have have a manual mute button and manual volume
controls for some reason, so that's something you might check.






-- 
Peter Laws | N5UWY | plaws plaws net | Travel by Train!