18 Apr
2011
18 Apr
'11
11:40 a.m.
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.
Hmm...
I think it depends on the person. As you all know, I find SMD soldering
ro be easy, I hav no problem doing component-level repair of classic
computers even without a service manual, I don't worry about replacing
disk drive heads, or turning a new bush for a printer mechanism, or...;
Others here have commented that they find such things to be far too
difficult for them
I have the same problem with morse code. I simply can't do it. I've
tried. My brian just doens't work that way. I am sure some people find it
easy. Others, like myself, clearly do not.
While I will be the first to agree that morse should be allowed on
amateur bands, I don't think it should be a requiremnt for getting a
license. Why single out that mode? Why not require that all amateurs have
to drill their own Nipkov disk and make a mechanical SSTV system?
Yes, I am well aware of the _historical_ reason for requiring all
amateurs to know morse, but that doesn't apply any more.
-tony