Response to W1PE

[RAY FRIESS]

What you say is true Harry.  However, in my 35 plus years as a ham, it has "generally" been found that those who were and are the most ardent detractors of CW and wanted it eliminated from the exam were and are those who were simply too lazy to learn it,  not that they didn't understand it.  I've always believed that if a Boy Scout could learn five words a minute in order to pass the merit badge anyone can, with effort, learn the code.   
HMMMM.. wonder if the scouts have followed the ARRL and FCC leads and eliminated the CW requirement as part of that merit badge requirement?
Ray  waitz
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Harry Vaught, KT4AE<mailto:kt4ae at BELLSOUTH.NET> 
  To: BOATANCHORS at LISTSERV.TEMPE.GOV<mailto:BOATANCHORS at LISTSERV.TEMPE.GOV> 
  Sent: Sunday, April 29, 2007 7:25 AM
  Subject: Re: Response to W1PE


  A lack of interest in CW does not necessarily reveal a repressed envy of 
  those superior beings who are CW ops.  It might possibly be seated in an 
  interest in audio and the accessories and equipment appertaining thereto.
  Harry, KT4AE
  Maryville, Tennessee

  W5EUQ wrote:
  > Those that have not felt that feeling most likely down deep are at least 
  > a little jealous or envious of our accomplishments.  There are always 
  > going to be people who are NEGATIVE and spout off at the things that 
  > they DO NOT UNDERSTAND.


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