"Dee Flint" wrote in message
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Actually Kim, it supports the point of view that I've had all along.
Namely
that, for the most part, those who wanted to upgrade did so despite the
Morse code and those who didn't upgrade were getting what they wanted out
of
ham radio with their current license level.

Have you ever got involved with the local VHF traffic nets? This may or
may
not be something that you would enjoy.

I personally enjoy HF and working DX (especially if I'm lucky enough to
get
someone who wants to ragchew). My favorite band has always been 40m
despite
the issue with the foreign broadcasters in our voice portion. The morning
(right around dawn) I worked New Zealand on 40m CW really started my day
off
with a bang.

Dee D. Flint, N8UZE




Hello, Dee

Funny thing, that is what I used to love. Even trying out Spanish (when I
could speak a bit) for a half an hour with a Portugese station (I told him I
knew he spoke Portugese, but did he speak any Spanish as he knew little
English - he did and we had some fun).

I used to chat for hours on end with VK2NP, Norm, in Brisbane Australia via
teletype (ah the sound of those old clanking machines). He didn't even know
until about the fourth QSO that I was not using the tape reader. At a
leisurely 60 words per minute, I had to wait for the mechanical beast to
allow the key to depress and I kept it busy at full tilt (except when
sending such goodies as Santa Claus etc. - the old ascii - oops baudot -
'graphics' LOL). The 100 word per minute machines in the comm center were
something else. My best burst speed was around 92 words per minute and I
could never have fooled anyone.

Too bad so many spend hours arguing whilst there is a lot of fun to be had
on the air


73 from Rochester, NY
Jim AA2QA