17 Apr
2011
17 Apr
'11
1:04 p.m.
I whined loudly about the no-code Technician class
when that came about.
I was certain that it was going to turn 2m into another CB, with overgrown
children using echo boxes and sound effects on their radios, having
burping contests and such.
Dunno about your place, but here in Sao Paulo it has already turned
that! :o(
It turns out that my fears were unfounded, and ham
radio experienced
quite a bit of growth as a result of the no-code tech, and (from what I
saw at the time) that growth was largely positive. Now, knowing this, I
have no problem with it at all.
:oO
I imagine what would happen in Brazil... :o(
I always wondered why CW was considered by so many
to be such a high
barrier to entry. I got 5WPM code at 100% when I was eleven years old to
get my (pre-no-code) Tech license. If I could do it, anyone could, but
apparently many people thought they couldn't. I still don't get that.
I'm not that easy with CW. This is something that makes me very sad, but
I still don't know CW, so I'm still at C class (the lowest we have in
Brazil) while my friends are B or A class :( :( :(