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<DIV dir=ltr><FONT color=#000000 size=2>> I agree that people will continue
to use it but you do have to admit</FONT></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr><FONT color=#000000 size=2>> that it is human nature not to take
on difficult challenges that are not necessary</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr><FONT face=Arial size=2>Amateur Radio itself if a difficult
challenge that is not necessary. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr><FONT face=Arial size=2>If you believe that Morse code has value,
then its value will cause people to choose to learn and use it. If you believe
that it does not have value, then you would probably also believe that there is
no reason to test for skill in its use.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr><FONT face=Arial size=2>And from what I can see from very active
discussion boards and hear on the bands, interest in AM operating is growing...
and these guys did not have to pass a test that required them to do much work
learning about AM. In fact, if there were any AM-related questions on their
exams, they could have gotten them wrong and still been given a license and
still been allowed to operate AM.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr><FONT face=Arial size=2>If amateur radio were not to survive 50
years, it will not be the lack of a Morse code test that is its undoing.
It will the the deep divisions in our ranks that are reminscent to me of the
"channel-master" wars on 11 meters. How and why some express their
love of amateur radio with so much hate toward their fellow hams and somehow
think that their hate is saving amateur radio, I will never figure out if I
survice those 50 years.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr><FONT face=Arial size=2>Ed Hare, W1RFI</FONT></DIV>
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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> hfsig-bounces@lists.tapr.org on behalf of
Robert McGwier<BR><B>Sent:</B> Wed 7/20/2005 9:41 PM<BR><B>To:</B> Philip
Covington<BR><B>Cc:</B> Packrats; Amsat-Bb; Flexradio@Flex-Radio. Biz; TAPR HF
Sig<BR><B>Subject:</B> [hfsig] Re: [Flexradio] The final nail in the coffin of
Morse?<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
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<P><FONT size=2>I agree that people will continue to use it but you do have to
admit<BR>that it is human nature not to<BR>take on difficult challenges that are
not necessary. As one of my red<BR>neck relatives would say<BR>and
let me add hastily that I agree completely:<BR><BR>"They will get my key when
they pry my cold dead hand off of it".<BR><BR>To the extent that people like me
remain, there will be a significant<BR>Morse presence. It will
slowly<BR>wither and be like AM. You enjoy AM and I love the sound of a
well done<BR>AM transmitter but<BR>it is a special interest group at best.
In fifty years, given the<BR>hobby survives that long, I bet
Morse<BR>will be in a similar category: a SIG.<BR><BR>Bob<BR><BR><BR><BR>Philip
Covington wrote:<BR><BR>>"The final nail in the coffin of
Morse?"<BR>><BR>>Why would that be? People who use CW will continue
to use CW. It is<BR>>just a mode of operation. It should not be
given any different status<BR>>than, say, those who use
PSK31.<BR>><BR>>73 de Phil N8VB<BR>><BR>><BR>>On 7/20/05, Robert
McGwier <rwmcgwier@comcast.net>
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