July 22nd 03, 01:59 AM
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"Dan/W4NTI" wrote in message
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"N2EY" wrote in message
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In article ,
(Geoffrey S. Mendelson) writes:
In article , Mike Coslo wrote:
This cannot be, for no one wants to take anything away from Morse
code
users.
Why not, 8 years ago, the Arrl did a survey.
That's pretty close - 1996
They asked amateurs who had
passed a morse code exam if they EVER used morse code.
No, you are mistaken. On several counts.
They asked 1100 US hams, chosen at random. Of these, 100 were Novices
and
200
each Techs, Tech Pluses, Generals, Advanceds and Extras. So they asked
hams who
had not taken a code test as well as hams who had.
The question was "How much do you operate Morse code?" and there were
only
three possible answers: "Regularly", "Rarely" and "Never". No
definitions
of
what those terms mean, no questions on other modes, etc. (After all, a
ham
who
is not on the air at all never uses Morse code on the air).
Two out of three
responded "no". I.e. 2/3's of the hams surveyed NEVER used morse code.
Wrong again!
35% answered "Never"
37% answered "Rarely"
27% answered "Regularly"
1% did not answer.
It is obvious that the question is so flawed as to be meaningless. For
example,
how much Morse operation is "regular"?
Note that the question doesn't specify HF operation, or ask if the ham
is
active at all, if he/she is equipped for HF operation, etc. etc.
Of course in those days they spun it as "1 out 3 sometimes uses morse
code".
Wrong again!
64% (37+27) sometimes use Morse code, according to that survey. That's a
fact,
not spin.
So if it came to a vote you'd have a hard time keeping things as they
are.
Maybe.
Try this "survey": Actually listen to the CW/digital subbands and see
how
much
activity there really is. Try 40 meters below 7050 some evening.
73 de Jim, N2EY
Yep for a 'so called dead mode' (cw) there sure seems to be a LOT of
activity in the real world.
Dan/W4NTI
What makes you think CW is a dead mode?
Kim W5TIT
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