From: utzoo!decvax!cca!McAfee.es@PARC-MAXC@sri-unix
Newsgroups: net.ham-radio
Title: Re No Code License
Article-I.D.: sri-unix.4302
Posted: Mon Nov 22 12:11:23 1982
Received: Wed Nov 24 05:16:52 1982


Thought I would pass this on to Arpanet.
Pete   KD6HR

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Date: 22 Nov. 1982 2:26 pm EST (Monday)
From: Stephany.WBST
Subject: Re: No code license
To: Hamradio^.ES


CW is not old fashioned and is an essential requirement to be considered a real
radio operator.  Any dope can yack into a mike.

The reason for CW in  the HF bands is  (1) it is highly effective with simple
equipment,  (2) it is much easier to "talk" to people that do not know English,
(3) the bandwidth is very small (usually less than 100 Hz as compared with 
2000 Hz for sideband) which allows more stations to be on the air (4) it acts 
as a barrier to getting a licese so the people that become Hams are the ones
that really want to be Hams.

The people that "cant" or wont learn CW are the ones that want everything easy
By leaning the code, at least once in your life, you get something by really
earing it.

Without the code the HF bands would become something like the CB bands
with no one communicating with anyone.

Despit what is said about the effectiveness of CW vs Sideband, CW is much more
effective means of communication under emergency conditions.  Note that almost
all Moonbounce is done with CW.  

CW has the advantage of narrow bandwidth giving more effective penetration
as well as a good hardcopy (I have heard sidebanders on numerous occations
go to CW when they wand to send written text.

Phone is comparable with telephoning another person.  CW is comparable with
writting a letter.  The telephone did not stop people from writting letters and
Phone should not stop people from using CW.

Many people cite the Canadian Packet licese as an example, ;but it is a poor
example.  Only less than 200 have been insued and it may die from lack of
interest.  The Technician licese was started in this country to bring in all
those millions of geniuses that don't want to learn 13 WPM code.  They never
materialized.  Similarly, a code free UHF licese will not bring in many: the
people that are motivated and have the technical training have already learned
the code.  For the others, the removal of the code barrier will not make them
produce anything, and it is best to leave them on CB radio.

				Joe  N2XS
				(29 Years a Ham  ...   Spark forever !!!)

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