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THAT FINAL ITEM: CQ SAYS MORSE IS ALIVE AND WELL
Finally this we we take a trip back to February of 2007.
Thsats when the Federal Communications Commission took
action to eliminate Morse Code testing as a requisite
requirement to obtain any class of Amateur Service license
in the United States. Now, five years later, CQ Magazine
Editor Rich Moseson, W2VU, has published a very pointed
editorial where-in he notes that both ham radio and use of
the Morse code are alive, well and growing. This despite
the ney-sayers who predicted the abandoning of Morse testing
would bring a sudden end to the hobby.
In his editorial titled "No-Code Plus Five Years: An
Assessment", W2VU, states that ham radio is still here. CW
is still here and despite the fears of many CW supporters
the universe did not implode on February 23, 2007.
Rather his article was prepared based on research that
checked on signs of the state use of Morse by today's ham
radio community. It did this by asking manufacturer of keys
and paddles about sales, talking to the FISTS Morse
preservation group, looking at CW contest results and
overall United States licensing statistics. And says W2VU,
the article has already brought some interesting response:
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W2VU: "We've gotten a lot of good feedback from readers on
this already and any ofb them are agreeing with the comment
that we had at the end that the only real hiccup that we see
and that was pointed out by Nancy Kott, WZ8C, is a
difference in the conversion of CW learners to comfortable
CW operators. That a lot of the newer hams that are
learning the code do not yet feel comfortable on the air
with it."
--
Moseson adds that ham radio has a long tradition of lending
a helping hand to newcomers in need of assistance:
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W2VU: "The best way to deal with this of coarse is the way
that hams have dealt with learning experiences for decades
which is to hook up experienced people with newcomers and
helping them one-on-one, either on the air or off to be more
comfortable as code operators and they will find a lot more
enjoyment in it."
--
Without giving away all the findings in the article, W2VU
does note that Morse has a bright future in amateur radio,
despite or perhaps because of the elimination of the code
test requirement. You can judge for yourself by reading
Rich Moserson's complete article. You will find it on-line
in Adobe PDF format at tinyurl.com/6rreyxy (ARNewslineT,
VK3PC)
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