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John Smith wrote:
I just support removing code because no new hams are using it in any
meaningful numbers.

I've seen plenty of new hams use Morse Code on the air. And plenty who
use other modes. What information do you have to show that "no new hams
are using it in any meaningful numbers."

The new state of the art hams are interested in hooking a modem up and
interfacing the radio to the computer...

Some are - some aren't.

Hook up a code key and they loose interest immediately...

Depends on how you present it. And the word is "lose"....

Now, a bunch of old guys who are computer illiterate have no choice than
to try to amuse themselves with a damn key...

Well, that leaves me out, because I'm neither old nor computer
illiterate.



He does not realize that it was this "bunch of old guys who are computer
illiterate" who developed several of the digital modes and were some of the
earliest amateurs to interface computers and radios.

At work it is not the "bunch of old guys who are computer illiterate" who
cannot find their way around a computer but instead the new kids fresh out
of school. It's the kids who cannot seem to figure out how to use the
advanced features of the spreadsheets, wordprocessors, etc until someone
leads them by the hand through it. The "bunch of old guys who are computer
illiterate" are the ones who explore the software and become proficient in
its many features.

Dee D. Flint, N8UZE