ham radio?

From: Shawn T. Rutledge <rutledge_at_cx47646-a.phnx1.az.home.com>
Date: Tue Feb 15 23:01:09 2000

On Tue, Feb 15, 2000 at 09:48:06PM -0500, Gary Hildebrand wrote:
> yes, I are a ham too, but don't send the code stuff. Now that the FCC had
> deregulated things, the majority of hams will NOT know Morse Code.

Actually for me it's more of an incentive to learn. 5wpm for all classes
isn't nearly so daunting. And I would probably enjoy taking on the
technical tests as a challenge. So it's only one hurdle to clear rather
than 3.

I spent some time learning Morse with an old DOS tutor program. I learned
about half the alphabet and after that, it just seemed to get too confusing.
And I've always hated rote memorization type tasks anyway... learning to
type was really frustrating (but of course it's one of my most valuable
skills in that category too). It's not fun until it becomes an instinct,
but it can't become an instinct until you memorize the symbolic information
(the sound of the CW or the location of the keys).

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