tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12559579.post4019276590098898689..comments2024-03-28T05:17:55.293-04:00Comments on W2LJ QRP - When you care to send the very least!: Learning thingsQRP - When you care to send the very least!http://www.blogger.com/profile/08707602309223956112noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12559579.post-31769481861991449652013-01-24T22:57:24.033-05:002013-01-24T22:57:24.033-05:00Todd,
Sorry that you gave up on HF. It really is...Todd,<br /><br />Sorry that you gave up on HF. It really is a wonderful part of the hobby. In Ham Radio, like the rest of life, you will find your share of jerks. It's sad, but a fact. <br /><br />My experience has been that there are a lot of superb people out there on HF CW. A lot have come to be very good friends - and I get turned off by snobs, too. So I assure you that there are a ton of good folk out there who are every day Joe's, just like you and me.<br /><br />If you should ever get the hankering to give it another go, if you can operate around 7.110 MHz, there are a lot of slower speed CW ops who hang out in that area - just like in the old Novice days.<br /><br />Sorry you consider Morse Code to be a dead language. Dead or not, there are a great number of people who have a ton of fun using it - and after all, that's the point, isn't it?<br /><br />So if you feel it's not for you, that's fine too. Have fun doing whatever it is in Ham Radio that gives you the most enjoyment. In the end, that's what it's all about.<br /><br />73 de Larry W2LJ<br /><br />Oh - and congratulations on getting your license! I wish you many, many good years of fun.Larry W2LJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11511736425569962662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12559579.post-68868767216174290132013-01-24T13:58:56.607-05:002013-01-24T13:58:56.607-05:00I'm confused. The current Technician Class lic...I'm confused. The current Technician Class licence allows CW-only operation on sub-bands in HF (80,40, 15M at least), and SSB on a narrow slice of 10M. <br /><br />I got my licence four months ago, and I think this is a terrible arrangement and a dis-incentive to get on HF, but what you seem to long for is, in fact, reality. <br /><br />My experience has been that there are some real first-class jerks on HF CW that demand perfection and speed. I gave up on HF. <br /><br />Aside from from the need to learn a dead language, there is the need for a large aerial and much more expensive equipment. All of this to communicate with snobs who treat you as unworthy. Forget it.Todd Dugdale https://www.blogger.com/profile/17584727904734922884noreply@blogger.com