[SixClub] comment on the morse testing

[Gabriel Sierra]

Hi,

This was coming anyway. The rest of the world did the
same long ago for the same reasons. CW does  not
guarantee that you are going to be a good operator,
yet it has been used for years as a "weeding out"
tool. Just listen to 20M and 40M. I for one will do
10M for PSK31 and mostly digital modes, but I am
learning CW because, as I said before, it could be a
LIFE SAVING tool. You can do Morse with your PTT if
you are hurt and unable to speak, or with some simple
spark methods you can send the word out. Here in PR,
the VEs and clubs give out Certificates of recognition
for CW WPM, and this will continue, even if the
requirement is gone.

The true thing is that there are less HAMs every day
and we could lose the service to the airwaves moguls
if we do  not boost our ranks. Of the many Generals
and Extras I know, only a few actually do CW. Most of
them learned it just to pass the exam and never used
it after wards.

Like when somebody passes away, CW will be alive as
long as we keep it in our memory, so if we promote CW
learning in the new generation, it will not go away.

When was the last time that a HAM club got in contact
with a School to hold a CW contest among the students,
give them 3 months to learn the code and do the
contest for the whole school to watch and earn
certificates and prizes? Never around here, but this
is the kind of activities that spark interest in the
young!

73

Gabriel, WP3BM

--- "Larry ,n6hpx/du1 Philippines"
<n6hpx_du1 at yahoo.com> wrote:

>       I seriously wished the FCC had left it alone
> as the Morse is alot of fun and I still believe the
> new comers could have passed. 

Gabriel Sierra
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