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by K7LRB on July 4, 2009	Mail this to a friend!
Well, THAT didn't take long! :) 73, de Larry

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by WC1I on July 4, 2009	Mail this to a friend!
First, thanks for the article. I'll give verbal code a try with someone. I'm re-learning the code currently and have hit a plateau. As far as the code being the epitome of amateur radio, I don't think I've ever heard that. Rather, many feel that something essential to very basic communications has been lost. That's in addition to any feelings over using the code as a licensing barrier. I agree with the former, but not the latter. The code won't disappear into the land of buggy whips and yes, the 8 track tape simply because it is too useful. That's also why it keeps cropping up in new forms. One lately is the "clique" in Japan - a 3 button device (dot, dash, space) that's caught on as it allows stealth messaging.

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by N0YXB on July 4, 2009	Mail this to a friend!
I haven't used code much since my Novice days, but I recently decided to get active in CW again and need to improve my rusty code skills. So thanks for reposting this excellent article. Of course it didn't take long for some nameless (cowardly in my view) person to be critical, but it's their loss. Vince N0YXB

Learning the Code	Reply
by OLLIEOXEN27 on July 4, 2009	Mail this to a friend!
Code will never die - QRP will never die.

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by N4KC on July 4, 2009	Mail this to a friend!
Thankfully I learned the code (in about two weeks!) before my dad told me how hard it was to do. He never got past the 5WPM it took for his Tech, and he never understood why it was so easy for me--that I just didn't know it was supposed to be a chore! K1LLN and others who ask, "Why bother?": There is a very good article--the "Propagation" column--in the current issue of CQ Magazine, page 102. It is titled "Gaining the Competitive Edge," and the author gives compelling reasons, with interesting charts, to go ahead and learn this archaic, outdated mode. I came up with my own ten best reasons to bother with an article here on eHam: http://www.eham.net/articles/19366 Nobody is forcing anybody to learn the stuff anymore. I don't hear anybody getting castigated because they choose not to, nor should they be. We're just being evangelistic about something we truly believe will add more to your enjoyment of the hobby. Don Keith N4KC www.n4kc.com www.donkeith.com www.n4kc.blogspot.com (An open blog dedicated to rapid technological change and its effect on society, media and amateur radio)

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by W6ONV on July 4, 2009	Mail this to a friend!
Steve, great article! I really gain a considerable amount of knowledge when I read your articles or pose questions to you. Thanks for sharing your knowledge about this wonderful hobby. 73, W6ONV Steve

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by KC5CQD on July 4, 2009	Mail this to a friend!
LOL! I'm almost certain that this will devolve into a knock-down, drag-out pissing contest. I love CW but even mentioning it now days is the equivalent of a political debate. I'll certainly keep an eye on this thread. LOL!

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by N0AH on July 4, 2009	Mail this to a friend!
When after 10 years you are still working on your DXCC, you might consider learning code-

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by KB9RQZ on July 4, 2009	Mail this to a friend!
kc5cqd i can only guess eham felt the number of hits was down and so they dredged this up

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by WB2WIK on July 4, 2009	Mail this to a friend!
Obviously, the article was written before the code requirement was "dropped" for U.S. amateurs! However, the requirement still exists in many countries (outside the U.S.) and code is just another fun mode, to go with the rest of them. The fact that it's the cheapest mode to operate with extremely simple equipment is a bonus. On 1.2 GHz, 99% of my contacts have been CW. I have 26 states and five countries confirmed on 1.2 GHz. Although WSJT may be just as efficient, it requires a lot of extra hardware to use it. I've been active on 1296 MHz since 1967 and nobody had a computer back then. WB2WIK/6

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