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Hello fellow HAMs,
Just a short reaction on Henry's (wa0goz) mail in which he showed the
letter he wrote to the IARU stating morse should be continued in the next
HAM exams.
If you agree with me, (osible) you can do what
Henry did, write to the IARU via Email:
> iaru@iaru.org
> Subject: To IARU FASC
>
>Write today!!!! Responses are due by the end of June.
Please think before you mail (wether it is pro or con morse).
>I am writing to support the continued inclusion of CW as a
>requirement for licensing of radio amateurs using frequencies
>below 30 MHz.
>
>Much can be said for the usual arguments for keeping CW as part of
>the examination for an amateur radio operators license, such as:
>
>1) It is the most reliable form of communications. Messages can get
>through using CW when it is not possible with other modes.
HAM messages can't be that important, unless in emergency nets. Mostly in
an emergency net FAST communication is wanted, and that means voice.
>2) It has the narrowest bandwidth and since amateur HF allocations are
>limited, CW provides the largest number of concurrent global signals.
70cm is 10MHz wide, so if people did their local conversations there in
stead of using precious HF bandwith, other people could get more chance on
DX, even without morse.
>3) It has the lowest technical complexity and thus the lowest equipment
>cost which is especially important in developing countries.
That means that even if morse isn't in the exams, they would use it anyway.
The cost is not an argument I think. (Think on money spent on expensive
keys and HF sets)
>4) It provides the ability to communicate across normal language
>barriers and thus communicate between different cultures and backgrounds.
Morse isn't a language, merely a way to transport language. Normal language
barriers still exist in morse. Maybe Packet Radio with a translation
program does wonders.
>One can talk ...
>run much more power than amateurs). The argument of CW irrelevancy
>is just a "spin doctor's" way of saying "I don't want to make the
>effort". One can talk about CW being proof of desire, intent and
>appreciation of what the person is testing for; an amateur radio
>operators license.
No-Coders often aren't the "I-don't-want-to-make-the-effort" type. They are
the "I-want-to-be-tested-on-new-techniques" types, which means throw in
Packet Radio operating skills, or how to set up a proper antenna without
getting arguments with the neighbours.
The 'proof of desire' is a well-chosen description, but that proof should
not follow from something 80% of the amateurs will never use again after
they passsed the test.
> CW IS THE SOUL OF AMATEUR RADIO.
If so, it shouldn't have to be tested anymore, should it? If it is the
soul, people should clearly want to learn code.
>It is part of the mystery and adventure and thrill and fascination,
>that has been amateur radio since it's beginnings. Take CW away and
>there is nothing left but glorified CB; it matters not how hard the
>written exam. The no-code proponents don't seem to understand that
>CW is the GLUE THAT BINDS radio amateurs together and differentiates
>them from CB'ers. That is the reason no-coders feel abused and left
No, it is the KNOWLEDGE. no-coders are amateurs also, and certainly not
CB'ers. Often no-coders are practising new techniques like ATV, Sattelites,
High speed packet experiments, and electronics above 1GHz. I even know a
few CB'ers who can do morse code, but are having trouble with the
electronics.
>out. (It's not so much that they are abused and left out as it is that
>they know within themselves that they really haven't made the grade).
If so, we are brainwashed by all you pro-coders out there. I don't want a
MORSE grade, I just want to play around on HF, because that's the easier
frequency to build a transmitter/receiver. For that matter, HF should be in
every licence, and VHF/UHF should be only operable after an upgrade.
The whole system of "higher class ham's" provokes this type of situation.
It's the "I-am-better-than-you" childish kind of syndrom, on which people
are bound to react logically.
No-Coders don't like to be stepped on, by ANYONE.
>I urge you to keep CW as a requirement for licensing for an amateur
>radio operator using the frequencies below 30 MHz. CW can be learned
>by anyone. Talk to the Handi-Hams; they are not the ones getting
As seen in this newsgroup, several people have stated they could NOT learn
code. One need to have a certain feeling of rythem, and although many
people have that, some people don't.
I have written a mail to the iaru stating morse should finally be erased
from the exams, and replaced by techniques of this time, like digital radio
networks. I urge every no-coder to do this also.
All the best, keep the HAM spirit alive!
73's, Rolf
Greetz from Rolf PE1PTP@PI8GCB.#NH2.NLD.EU
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