Sal M. Onella wrote:
"jawod" wrote in message ...

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I really can't relate to the impossibility
of the task. Don't know how THIS old dog would do with a new trick.

I have a similar inability to relate, but it has to do with math. Most of
it I ever studied came easily to me. However, some poor souls cannot regard
simple real life situations in terms of math. For example, E-max for my
lovely bride is the checkbook. That's it. [How many square yards in a 9 x
12 foot carpet? Duh - what color is it?]

I learn new tricks every day. Morse Code isn't one of them.


The real issue is probably that HF privileges are probably just not that
important to you. I have enough hearing problems that learning Morse was
darn hard. 60-70 db tinnitus, (est) and hearing holes in the higher
frequencies, and just can't hear for crap.

When I got my Tech license, a lot of people told me that "Morse code is
going away any day now, no need to learn that stuff".

I'm glad I didn't listen to them - I have had HF access for 6 years
now, and if learning Morse was the price I had to pay, then it was worth
it. YMMV

Since it may be a couple years more until the Morse code test is
eliminated (if even then) my decision is looking better all the time.

- 73 de Mike KB3EIA -