H5-Phil
Well-known member
KE6HUL for me - KE6NYJ for my wife, Karen.
IMO, it was a big mistake to drop the code requirement for the Extra Class. Dropping that requirement for the other classes are fine, IMO. Now, nobody bothers to learn CW and everybody on CW is around my age. Just no incentive to learn.HappyWanderer said:I'm one of those No Code Extras. My brain just isn't wired for CW, and it kept me away from the hobby for many years. I've always been jealous of you Know Code folks.
DonTom said:IMO, it was a big mistake to drop the code requirement for the Extra Class. Dropping that requirement for the other classes are fine, IMO. Now, nobody bothers to learn CW and everybody on CW is around my age. Just no incentive to learn.
But those who get good at CW get hooked on it every time. Any many of such operators won't even own a mic.
I ONLY work CW on HF. But I do have VHF and UHF FM stuff that I very rarely use.
I have to admit it's now harder to learn CW. Not many CW operators want to QRS that much and there are NO others (from what I can hear) that are on the air at 5WPM.
Back in the 1960's the CW bands had many novices, learning mainly by working each other. These days, you just won't find anybody at 5WPM. I have not heard such for countless years.
73, -Don- AA6GA Benson, AZ
HappyWanderer said:I'm one of those No Code Extras. My brain just isn't wired for CW, and it kept me away from the hobby for many years. I've always been jealous of you Know Code folks.
SCVJeff said:OP- You asked if there wer any hams here but you neglected to list YOUR call.