03-07-18 12:49 Daryl Stout wrote to ED VANCE about ARRL Requests Expanded HF
Howdy! Daryl,

 DS> @MSGID: <5AA05D7C.1784.amtradio@capitolcityonline.net>
 EV>Howdy! Daryl,

 DS> Hi, Ed...

 EV>Licensed Hams in those three Classes can still Renew their License when the
 EV>time comes.
 EV>I just did that in August 2017 for my Advanced Ticket.

 DS>   If they did that though, it might discourage folks from putting forth
 DS> the effort to upgrading. Admittedly, I had planned to be a Technician
 DS> Class ham originally. But, when there was a shortage of Volunteer
 DS> Examiners at a local hamfest several years ago, I decided to go ahead
 DS> and upgrade, to become a Volunteer Examiner.

I haven't had the desire try for the Amateur Extra ticket.

I've not operated my station for some time but I wanted to renew the
license so I could get on the air if I wanted to.

 DS>   As I noted in an earlier message, I am exercising the Extra Class
 DS> privileges ONLY when I conduct, or help with, a license exam session.
 DS> Otherwise, I'm EXCLUSIVELY in the Technician Class bands, as I enjoy
 DS> them. I know one local ham, who is a General Class licensee...but he
 DS> has absolutely no interest in HF. He works with emergency
 DS> communications and runs local nets...where most of the checkins are
 DS> Technician Class hams.

I like HF and VHF.
I never operated on 20M until another Ham, going to Navy Radioman School,
told me that I could work stations a great distance away even at Noon
time (we were standing in the Chow Line when he told me this).
So the next day I didn't go to the Chow Hall for lunch, I checked out
the key for the Ham Shack and tuned the rig to 20M CW, sent a CQ and was
answered by someone in Greenland.

 EV>Those who fit in that last catagory can't prevent the reason that keeps
 EV>them from Renewing their License.

 DS>   I am amazed at the number of hams who have no clue as to when their
 DS> license expires. Years ago, when there was still 3 CW exams, and 5
 DS> classes of licenses...one ham realized 2 days after his license had
 DS> lapsed (over 2 years since expiration). He called the VEC, trying to
 DS> get it reinstated, but was told..."Sorry...you have to take all the
 DS> exams again". From what I understand, passing the 20 wpm CW exam was
 DS> good enough to prove you could copy 5 and 13 wpm CW.

 EV>You don't have to listen to CW anymore, use the computer on the CW Bands.
 EV>Make QSOs with a perfect fist.

 DS>   My hands shake too much with the nervous system damage to use a
 DS> keyer. I would do better typing on the keyboard (like with CQ100), and
 DS> let the program take care of converting it, both ways.

What I meant was to use a Program that lets You type on the computer and
your rig sends CW for You.
And connect the Rcvr Audio to the computer and let it read the CW for You.

Since You have the Amateur Extra License You could have CW QSO's on any
part of any CW Band, and chat with Operators holding any Class of Ham
Radio Operator License anywhere in the World.

 EV>I own a Bug but a J-38 Key fits my hand too, never tried computer CW myself
 EV>but seen other Hams use their PC for more than keeping the Log.

 DS>   I usually have the log until the new is done, except for QCWA D-Star
 DS> Net. That one is kept for only the current month...then once the net
 DS> manager has it, I zap it.

I've always kept a written Log of my air time.
I could take a notebook pc to the shack for Logging but thinking about that
it makes me think that it would be harder to update the Log when I used CW
because one of my hands would already be busy sending so it would be hard
(for me) to type into the Log if I had it on the computer.

I could Log on the computer easier if I was on Voice, but CW would be a
challenge.

I just remembered about my using a typewriter to copy CW since I learned
how to do that when I was in Navy Radioman School, so I maybe could enter
Log data during the QSO, while typing out what I hear on the speaker.

 EV> EV>... Johnson & Johnson Tagline: ###############

 EV> DS>   That's just a Band-Aid for a tagline that was cut and pasted into
he
 EV> DS> QWK reader. 

 EV>It appears that OLX couldn't show that ASCII Graphic Characters my First
id
 EV>Tagline used.

 DS>   It's doing it for me. You hold the ALT-key while entering the number.

 EV>The BandAid graphic is 5 $DB's (219), 5 $B0's (176) and 5 $DB's (219).

 DS>   Is this what you're looking for??

 DS>   ...............

It came through as 15 Period Characters while reading it using MultiMail.
I will Log On to the BBS's Web Portal and see what Your message looks like
after writing this line, before uploading the QWK packet to the BBS.

.-...    <-----  Wait (in CW)

When I looked at Your message on the Web Portal I saw the ASCII image of
the Band-Aid under where You wrote: "Is this what you're looking for??"

I thought to look to see what Your message looked like in MultiMail v.50
for Windows.
It didn't look any different using MMWIN50 that it does in MMDOS49,
but at least I tried to see if it looked any better in Multimail WIN.

Hey!, I will take a look at the message using SLMR   .-...

SLMR didn't change the looks of Your message either, at least I tried.
I AM VERY TRYING, aren't I? ? ??? ??? ? ?

 EV>Could You see the ASCII Graphic in OLX, but was not able to get it into
 EV>Your Reply to Me?
 EV>Or is 15 Pound Signs all that You saw in my Tagline and see in this
essage?

 DS>   All I saw was 15 pound signs (that was rather heavy (hi hi)).
Would it help You if I grunted for You while You lifted the 15 Pound Signs
? ? ??? ??? ? ?

73 de Ed W9ODR                       .                     .

... It is easier to do a job right than to explain why you didn't.
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