[Qcwa] CW Requirement

[Jeffrey D Angus]

W3DMB@aol.com wrote:

>CW - YES
>
>There are many reasons - one of which is that little guy in some very poor 
>country who can get a CW station on the air for just a few dollars - 
>I remember the ARRL some years back had very small QRP rigs that they were 
>sending over to some of the poorer countries in Africa so that some dude in the 
>back country could get on the air with battery power (now recharged with solar 
>panels).   It was a very good effort.
>
I've got news for you. The purpose of the amateur radio service is NOT to
communicate with dirt poor third world countries. 

>I realize some of the "No-Coders" think everyone should just trade in their 
>CB with the big amp and get a complete rig from the "800 Rigs Now" 
>marketplace...
>
Another specious argument. The same type of thinking that allows people
to (attempt to) justify excluding blacks, jews, women etc. from other
organizations.

>Jerry
>W3DMB, (Doing My Best)
>
If that's the best  you can do, you need to try harder.

Jeff
wa6fwi

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