Subj : Re: radio check
To   : DARYL STOUT
From : Cougar428
Date : Thu Feb 02 2023 10:25 am

-=> Quoting Daryl Stout to Echicken <=-

 ec> I love ham radio but I find morse code tedious. Learned it once and
 ec> have since forgotten almost all of it. Should I turn my license in?

 DS> I've known some hams who learned CW so they could pass the exam and
 DS> upgrade their license. Once done, they never used a keyer again.

 DS> I tried the 5 WPM CW exam once for grins, but failed it. Had I
 DS> filled in the blanks, I might have passed it...but it's a moot point
 DS> now. 

Hi there, I learned CW for my MOS in the Army (O5H10).  I had to
pass at 25 CPM and it took me a while.  Some people drummed out
because they would hit a wall and not be able to copy any faster.

Granted, this was copying not sending.

In the army I did use my skill to copy CW, but also used it on a
mobile CW jammer.  When I got out of the service, I didn't find much
of a market for CW operators.  That was 35 years ago, but I can
still copy morse, my fingers hit the keys when I hear the
characters. No thinking involved.

I hear CW on the bands (just an SWL listener, I don't have a
license). It seems pretty regular, so HAMS must still be using it.

Cougar


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