On 2005-08-10 13:41:35 +1000, Lew Hodgett said:

Steve wrote:

Careful Lew, some of those Ole Farts still lurk here in these groups.
Some place in this thread, we will soon hear some defense of the age
old code requirement.


Precisely why I made the comment.

HAM radio and its practitioners may have been a critical resource 55-60
years ago (WWII vintage); however, today HAM is an old dog that time
has passed by.

Today's real resource is an 8 year old kid who writes video games,
satellite tracking and some other interesting stuff the kids do today.

Time to put the old farts, including myself, out to pasture.

Lew

Speak for yourself Lew!

I'm 59 and I still get a kick out of learning new stuff. I have to
preface this with the fact that I am an EE grad who worked in the IT
sector for 30+ years. But keeping up with new comms technology keeps
you young! Nothing like digital voice, OFDM modems et al. Hell in a
couple of years SSB could be going the way of Ancient Modulation even
on HF!

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Regards,
John Proctor VK3JP, VKV6789
S/V Chagall