[BC] No-code Amateur license

[Rich Wood]

------ At 11:06 PM 7/25/2005, Jeffrey Kopp wrote: -------

>Plus, it facilitates QSOs between ops not sharing a common fluent 
>language, through prosigns and by making dictionary reference easier 
>(though I presume digital modes offer this same advantage today). 
>This cross-language intelligibility at least partly explains CW's 
>unexpected extra decades of life on the marine bands.

Are there enough prosigns to cover every word in every language? I've 
heard this argument many times before but still can't understand how 
sending an A means anything more than sending an A. You're still 
sending in your language. I also don't understand how it's easier to 
refer to a dictionary with code than with voice? By the time you've 
found the word in the dictionary you're paragraphs behind. If you 
transcribe the code you're still going to find it tough to write and 
refer at the same time. The argument seem like desperation to me. Why 
not just say code is fun and leave it at that. There are still 
blacksmiths around but I don't think they're part of Homeland 
Security except for mounted police. Since the shoes come from a 
factory I suspect they use machine shops more than anvils and hot 
coals to fit the shoes.

Rich
KF2JO