Subj : MORSE ACADEMY CAN USE
To : Tom Walker
From : David Pratt
Date : Mon Sep 11 2000 04:06 pm
-=> Quoting Tom Walker to Joe Delahaye <=-
TW> Well since they have DUMBED down the Writen test so a Trained Monkey
TW> can pass it I am NOT afraid the say "YES, CW Should be retained as a
TW> Filter" We already, with the Dumbed Down test, have filled the ranks
TW> with what I call the CB mentality.
TW> It might be different in other parts of the World but here in Southern
TW> California USA the VUH/UHF bands are a Zoo of Clowns.
No, it's just the same in the UK, Tom. Most of those obtaining an Amateur
Licence during the last ten years or so, could even change the dial
bulb in their rigs. These days, people even buy their own antennas
SWR bridge and ATU. In the old days we were expected to build them
from basics.
73
David
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