CW controversy

[rayfri]

I think the only thing it is going to accomplish is to tempt those "10-4 
good buddy" buys on Channel 19, et al to try to memorize the answers to 
the question pool long enough to get their license.  And, we all know 
from school days that you can retain memorization just long enough to 
finish a test and then it all goes out the window .... and you dont know 
or understand what the heck youre
reading anyway.
Then they can roam all over 10 meters ... and other bands .... with 
their garbage like whistling and carrier throwing and other
tree climbing behavior unimpeded.    If CW did nothing else it helped 
filter out some of that element because to learn the code you
had to know what you were doing .... even at 5 wpm.
This is just a continuation of lowering the bar and "dumbing down of 
America" .... and if facts were known, is probably mainly
driven by the alleged need for ECOM preparation.    If the FCC and 
Homeland Insecurity and Incompetence wants more
ECOM prep they could just as well camp out on Channel 19 or go back to 
the old Channel 9 React days and enforce good behavior
there.  There's  no need to assist the immigration of bad behavior to 
other frequencies.    The FCC gave us hams five "channels" in
the 5 mhz band primarily for ECOM, they can enforce some rules again on 
those other 40 channels in the 11 meter band.



W5EUQ wrote:

> You know guys,  *_Doc has some good points. _*My second reaction is 
> that the change, even though it goes against my grain, just may,,,,, I 
> say just may, work out to help in other ways.  Let's wait to see what 
> happens.  We may be surprised. I'm still angry at the FCC though.... 
> HI.   Bob
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