[Qcwa] CW

[Bob Wilder]

Hi all:  Have watched this CW thread with great interest.  To this day (am 
72years old) I remember that very first Class "B" exam in front of the 
inspector in Syracuse, NY.  Remember I had to draw  a hartley oscillator, a 
P-P PA and a full wave rectifier circuit with all the parts labeled.  Then 
came the multiple quess tests.  As several have commented, the ham of today 
does not have to build equipment to get on the air.  This is the cost of 
modern technology which I think is good for the hobby and the 
nation.  Granted, in the time of emergency, I hope there are a few of the 
"builders" around who can get something on the air so communications are 
possible.  I spent many years as a commercial and military CW operator, so 
it is not that I do not know how, but now days just like to ragchew on SSB 
on 40 and 20 meters.  I still have an interest in the old days of low power 
AM and CW as I am involved in the restoration of the radio room of the 
LST-325 Ship Memorial.  Just in case someone would ask, I got my Extra 
Class 12 days before the 20WPM went away only because the code test was 
given before the written and I took it just for the fun of it and passed 
even though I had every intention of taking the written and upgrading after 
the 15th of April.

Good DX to all

Bob Wilder, AF2HD/AFA2HD
6032 Idlemoore Court
Theodore, AL 36582-4036
251-653-5274
http://home.earthlink.net/~bwild
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