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<P><FONT SIZE=2>You have covered two topics here...on the CW issue which the FCC released an NPRM the majority of which was NOT based on the ARRL's proposal.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2>The second issue is the Bandwidth Issue which the ARRL is going to submit a proposal to the FCC to, amoung other things, limit the bandwidth to 3.5 KHz below 29 MHz.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2>I, like you, feel the same way about CW...I copy CW in my head at 10-15 WPM if you don't throw too many numbers at me. Hi Hi...but don't believe it should be a "filter".</FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2>But the bandwidth issue, if the FCC follows the ARRL's proposal will virtually kill expansion of data modes in the U.S. Every user of data modes should contact their ARRL Division Director and let htme know exactly how they feel about the ARRL's proposal. Then if the Division Director doesn't agree with your thoughts, feel free to run against him/her or get some one to that holds your point of view about bandwidth limitations on HF modes.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2>Walt/K5YFW</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>-----Original Message-----</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>From: hfsig-bounces@lists.tapr.org</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>[<A HREF="mailto:hfsig-bounces@lists.tapr.org">mailto:hfsig-bounces@lists.tapr.org</A>]On Behalf Of W6AFK</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Sent: Wednesday, July 27, 2005 11:02 PM</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>To: Walt DuBose; TAPR HF Modes SIG Mailing List</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Subject: [hfsig] The final nail in the coffin of Morse ?</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>On Wed, 27 Jul 2005 21:03:20 -0500, Walt DuBose wrote:</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Bruno,</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Its high time you found out how your ARRL Division director voted on the </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>ARRL bandwidth proposal...if they voted for 3.5 KHz, it might be time to </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>think about replacing the director with one that is more forward </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>thinking...or as you see things.</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Walt/K5YFW</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>[W6AFK] I agree... and I am vocal about it ;-) After playing with many </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>different modes (and yes, I still like CW and I can cruise at 20+ wpm, with </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>30+ bursts during FD). I decided to specialize myself in HF Data </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>communications. For me, ham radio should be a hobby where one can freely </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>experiment with different modes and technologies. </FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>This being said, I have no objections seeing Morse code removed as a </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>mandatory requirement. As I mentioned above, I love morse code. However, I </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>will not impose this upon others. Believing that morse code is a "filter" </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>to help preserve our ham bands from rogue "appliance users" is just plain </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>ludicrous. All one has to do is listen to the cacophony one many ham </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>frequencies to see that morse code did not stop these "amateurs" (sic) </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>from annoying us ;-) </FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Ham radio needs to move into the 21st century and encourage experimentation </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>of new modes without government (or lobbyist) intervention. We have a lot </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>to offer and IMHO, we will not be able to successfully entice a sufficient </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>number of new generation of hams by forcing them to learn a quasi-obsolete </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>mode (flames away ;-). CW is fun... as long as it is not force fed.</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Bruno, W6AFK/VE2EQ</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Oceanside California</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Grid: DM13ie</FONT>
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