Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/02/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I have to disagree, CW is very popular, especially amoung contesters. Almost every ham I know uses CW. The low end of 20/40/80 are loaded with CW stations every night. Gene, K1GD -------------- Original message from Marc James Small <marcsmall@comcast.net>: -------------- > At 12:09 AM 2/25/2007, Howard Ritter wrote: > > > > >Well, in a word, no--on both counts. The great majority of amateur > >operators don't use CW, although all of us had to know it at the time > >of our licensing exams. Most of us go straight to 'phone and never > >look back. > > Interesting, Howard, and thank you. Your > information is contrary to that set out on the > NPR story on this last week. NPR's interviewees > included a couple of long-time amatuers and an > official from the ARRL. They did interview a > female ham who minimized the use of CW but the > others dissented from her position. They also > demonstrated one of the computer programs and the > ham using it stressed how effective it was (until his computer crashed!). > > Marc > > > msmall@aya.yale.edu > Cha robh bàs fir gun ghràs fir! > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information