"John S." wrote:

dxAce wrote:
MnMikew wrote:

"dxAce" wrote in message
...
I'm glad your laughing, because I certainly am!

Don't worry Steve, we're laughing at you, not with you.

That's OK.

Meanwhile, I'm laughing at YOU because you apparently are unable or unwilling to
pass a simple test. But hey, you can wait a while longer and perhaps they'll be
giving that ticket away with the Cracker-Jack.

Best of luck.


Hey DxAce..how does it feel to have worked so hard to pass a test that
means absolutely nothing today.

Really? I passed the test, that certainly means something. And who ever said that I
worked hard? YMMV

Morse code has no use because nobody
is listening.

Nobody? Just who are all those folks working?

You can count yourself as the proud owner of a
certificate that proves you can mimic the operation of a very slow data
modem.

It's not really a 'certificate'.

You can send and transcribe text at a rate that would put most
readers to sleep.

Yep, I passed the test. You?

dxAce
Michigan
USA

dxAce wrote:
"John S." wrote:

dxAce wrote:
MnMikew wrote:

"dxAce" wrote in message
...
I'm glad your laughing, because I certainly am!

Don't worry Steve, we're laughing at you, not with you.

That's OK.

Meanwhile, I'm laughing at YOU because you apparently are unable or unwilling to
pass a simple test. But hey, you can wait a while longer and perhaps they'll be
giving that ticket away with the Cracker-Jack.

Best of luck.


Hey DxAce..how does it feel to have worked so hard to pass a test that
means absolutely nothing today.

Really? I passed the test, that certainly means something. And who ever said that I
worked hard? YMMV

It means nothing today...nada...zilch...no value.


Morse code has no use because nobody
is listening.

Nobody? Just who are all those folks working?

The audience for morse code is inconsequential...just a few other hams.
The world at large including hams in other countries has abandoned
morse code in favor of faster more reliable modes of communicating.



You can count yourself as the proud owner of a
certificate that proves you can mimic the operation of a very slow data
modem.

It's not really a 'certificate'.

Sure it is, but if it makes you feel better to be known as "licensed"
to send messages at a snails pace then go for it.


You can send and transcribe text at a rate that would put most
readers to sleep.

Yep, I passed the test.

Well, you can count yourself as being successful at some level I
suppose. As long as you ignore the fact that there is no worldly need
to communicate at such a slow rate, then yes I suppose you are
successful.

You?

dxAce
Michigan
USA

"John S." wrote:

dxAce wrote:
MnMikew wrote:

"dxAce" wrote in message
...
I'm glad your laughing, because I certainly am!

Don't worry Steve, we're laughing at you, not with you.

That's OK.

Meanwhile, I'm laughing at YOU because you apparently are unable or unwilling to
pass a simple test. But hey, you can wait a while longer and perhaps they'll be
giving that ticket away with the Cracker-Jack.

Best of luck.


Hey DxAce..how does it feel to have worked so hard to pass a test that
means absolutely nothing today. Morse code has no use because nobody
is listening. You can count yourself as the proud owner of a
certificate that proves you can mimic the operation of a very slow data
modem. You can send and transcribe text at a rate that would put most
readers to sleep.

Ya know, I think I'm really starting to come to my senses. How could I have been so
wrong for so long? I mean, what business did I have taking a test that would actually
give me the privilege of doing something I wanted to do. How foolish of me.

You know John, I actually pretty envious of you. Here I've been coasting along with my
General Class license all these years, years that I've wasted. Crap, I could've been a
'tard boy like you all these years, and I didn't even realize it.

Tell me John, just what have I missed in the wonderful world of 'tardism by wasting my
time obtaining that dumbass license?

I'm looking to you to fill in my wasted years. You can 'Elmer' me.

dxAce
Michigan
USA

I am fixin to step next door and watch them two wimmins working on the
lights on that 1997 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme car that belongs to the
30 year old brunette woman over there..
cuhulin

"John S." wrote in message
oups.com...

dxAce wrote:
"John S." wrote:

dxAce wrote:
MnMikew wrote:

"dxAce" wrote in message
...
I'm glad your laughing, because I certainly am!

Don't worry Steve, we're laughing at you, not with you.

That's OK.

Meanwhile, I'm laughing at YOU because you apparently are unable or
unwilling to
pass a simple test. But hey, you can wait a while longer and perhaps
they'll be
giving that ticket away with the Cracker-Jack.

Best of luck.


Hey DxAce..how does it feel to have worked so hard to pass a test that
means absolutely nothing today.

Really? I passed the test, that certainly means something. And who ever
said that I
worked hard? YMMV

It means nothing today...nada...zilch...no value.


You are, of course, in error. Ther e will always be a purpose for CW and
Morse Code. There are times and situations in which voice will not
penetrate, and where digital modes are not possible. If I'm on the high seas
or stuck in a disaster area, I will be glad that I do know Morse, because
I'll be able to put together a radio with which I can send CW even if all I
have is a bunch of spare parts, and that CW will be heard where phone or
digital at the same power levels never would be.

Brenda Ann wrote:
"John S." wrote in message
oups.com...

dxAce wrote:
"John S." wrote:

dxAce wrote:
MnMikew wrote:

"dxAce" wrote in message
...
I'm glad your laughing, because I certainly am!

Don't worry Steve, we're laughing at you, not with you.

That's OK.

Meanwhile, I'm laughing at YOU because you apparently are unable or
unwilling to
pass a simple test. But hey, you can wait a while longer and perhaps
they'll be
giving that ticket away with the Cracker-Jack.

Best of luck.


Hey DxAce..how does it feel to have worked so hard to pass a test that
means absolutely nothing today.

Really? I passed the test, that certainly means something. And who ever
said that I
worked hard? YMMV

It means nothing today...nada...zilch...no value.


You are, of course, in error. Ther e will always be a purpose for CW and
Morse Code. There are times and situations in which voice will not
penetrate, and where digital modes are not possible. If I'm on the high seas
or stuck in a disaster area, I will be glad that I do know Morse, because
I'll be able to put together a radio with which I can send CW even if all I
have is a bunch of spare parts, and that CW will be heard where phone or
digital at the same power levels never would be.

You may have the bug, transmitter and a battery to send code in your
sinking ship on the high seas. But as in other Walter Mitty dreams,
nobody in the real world will be listening. Nobody......

Yes, I know that is one of the oft repeated dreams of the ham
community...to be able to save the village being flooded or rescue the
family in the earthquake by setting up that is instant link with the
outside world when nobody else can. Sad truth is that it hasn't nor
will it ever happen. And you know what - the professional emergency
responders know this. That's why they just chuckle a bit when the
conversation turns to hams and their morse code.

If it is comforting to you to be able to send out dits and dahs that
are heard by nobody, I would say continue to enjoy that solitary
pleasure.

dxAce wrote:
"John S." wrote:

dxAce wrote:
MnMikew wrote:

"dxAce" wrote in message
...
I'm glad your laughing, because I certainly am!

Don't worry Steve, we're laughing at you, not with you.

That's OK.

Meanwhile, I'm laughing at YOU because you apparently are unable or unwilling to
pass a simple test. But hey, you can wait a while longer and perhaps they'll be
giving that ticket away with the Cracker-Jack.

Best of luck.


Hey DxAce..how does it feel to have worked so hard to pass a test that
means absolutely nothing today. Morse code has no use because nobody
is listening. You can count yourself as the proud owner of a
certificate that proves you can mimic the operation of a very slow data
modem. You can send and transcribe text at a rate that would put most
readers to sleep.

Ya know, I think I'm really starting to come to my senses. How could I have been so
wrong for so long? I mean, what business did I have taking a test that would actually
give me the privilege of doing something I wanted to do. How foolish of me.

You know John, I actually pretty envious of you. Here I've been coasting along with my
General Class license all these years, years that I've wasted. Crap, I could've been a
'tard boy like you all these years, and I didn't even realize it.

Tell me John, just what have I missed in the wonderful world of 'tardism by wasting my
time obtaining that dumbass license?


DxAce, you will have to answer that one - I have no idea what would
prompt someone to learn a skill with no application.


I'm looking to you to fill in my wasted years. You can 'Elmer' me.

dxAce
Michigan
USA

In article .com,
"John S." wrote:

dxAce wrote:
"John S." wrote:

dxAce wrote:
MnMikew wrote:

"dxAce" wrote in message
...
I'm glad your laughing, because I certainly am!

Don't worry Steve, we're laughing at you, not with you.

That's OK.

Meanwhile, I'm laughing at YOU because you apparently are
unable or unwilling to pass a simple test. But hey, you can
wait a while longer and perhaps they'll be giving that ticket
away with the Cracker-Jack.

Best of luck.


Hey DxAce..how does it feel to have worked so hard to pass a test
that means absolutely nothing today. Morse code has no use
because nobody is listening. You can count yourself as the proud
owner of a certificate that proves you can mimic the operation of
a very slow data modem. You can send and transcribe text at a
rate that would put most readers to sleep.

Ya know, I think I'm really starting to come to my senses. How
could I have been so wrong for so long? I mean, what business did I
have taking a test that would actually give me the privilege of
doing something I wanted to do. How foolish of me.

You know John, I actually pretty envious of you. Here I've been
coasting along with my General Class license all these years, years
that I've wasted. Crap, I could've been a 'tard boy like you all
these years, and I didn't even realize it.

Tell me John, just what have I missed in the wonderful world of
'tardism by wasting my time obtaining that dumbass license?


DxAce, you will have to answer that one - I have no idea what would
prompt someone to learn a skill with no application.

Snip

It's called taking up a hobby like listening to short wave radio, ham
radio, stamp collecting. He was interested in learning a skill and
broadening his horizons.

It's pretty rude to characterize someone else's interests as a waste of
time. What other people like to do has nothing to do with what John S.
likes to spend his time doing.

Here is a tip for all posters to Usenet, when you respond to a post
pretend the original poster is in front of you and read your response
out loud before you hit the send button. Don't send it until you think
the other person will not want to take a swing at you after reading it.

--
Telamon
Ventura, California

I listen to some Shortwave radio and some local Jackson Ham Radio
operators on my Radio Shack Pro-91 scanner radio and a couple of local
Jackson area talk radio shows on www.supertalkms.com and some music
(mostly Country Music on 96.3 FM www.us963.com) on radio and some 40's
music (1930's and 1940's music) on DirecTV,unless I am watching some of
my favorite old,old movies on tv.Sometimes,I turn off my radio and tv
set for a while and do some reading,it's nice to have a quiet house.What
other people like to listen to on radio or watch on tv has no bearing on
me at all.Like the old saying goes,To Each Their Own.
cuhulin

Telamon wrote:


Here is a tip for all posters to Usenet, when you respond to a post
pretend the original poster is in front of you and read your response
out loud before you hit the send button. Don't send it until you think
the other person will not want to take a swing at you after reading it.



Telamon provides some pretty sage advice here.