"Rambo" wrote in message
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On Tue, 19 Jan 2016 18:44:02 -0000, "gareth"
wrote:

With the apparent interest that youngsters have in Enigma Machines, and
the like, if we could excite them about Morse Code, then, if attracted to
amateur radio, they could realise a complete station for an outlay of
under
£100,
and build it themselves and get the _REAL_ radio amateur kick!

Perhaps the larger clubs could consider paying the exam fees for
candidates
if those
candidates can show proper proficiency in Morse?

It is Morse QSOs that the traditional friendliness still survives.

£100? surely not! http://tinyurl.com/zev54gt

WOW! Even more reason to encourage an interest in Morse Code!

Of course, the other £90 comes from the fee that the aerial installer is
going
to charge you to put the pole with dipole attached onto your chimney! :-)