With luck I will have a tech class license soon. I am studying and am signed up for classes at our local ham club. I may not make it past that, as I have yet to be able to differentiate between the dits and dahs because of hearing loss. I intend to give it a good try though. Ken. All incoming and outgoing mail scanned using Norton Anti Virus, by the shores of beautiful Puget Sound. ----- Original Message ----- From: Michael Weissman, M.D. To: fptalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Monday, February 27, 2006 3:51 PM Subject: Re: Fountain Pens mentioned ... K2CBI here and still on the air. Mike Roger Beamon wrote: On 27 Feb 2006 at 8:35, Meisenzahl, Christopher1 wrote, at least in part: Why I Enjoy Morse Code <http://www.eham.net/articles/13202> eHam.net - UK ... So, if you find yourself tired of talking and typing, then tune on down to the bottom of the band. Get out the notepad and fountain pen. ... http://www.eham.net/articles/13202 There's usually a ham or two in any group, it seems, Chris. W3BFM here since 1952. Inactive for some years now, though. Never particularly enjoyed CW, having learned it as a necessary requirement for the license in my day, but in spite of rarely using it, it's like swimming...you never forget it. I suspect that if tested, I could still copy close to 20 WPM. ========================================================= To Unsubscribe: Send email to fptalk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field. The email that you then receive MUST be replied to per instructions to complete the process.