Bravo! Just so. Good to hear you Eric. Let my Ham Ticket expire after Margie's death... Both our Optacons need repair but I'm in my 4th lay-off since 11/03/08. Nick -----Original Message----- From: optacon-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:optacon-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Eric Clegg Sent: Thursday, December 29, 2011 9:28 PM To: optacon-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [optacon-l] Re: optacon research I agree whole heartedly with Nick. Most blind people would rather take the easy way out rather that put in lots of effort into learning. I remember in the third grade in a boarding school in Canada being told by a very wise teacher that there was no royal road to learning. The same thing has happened with the amateur radio service being dumbed down and taking away the Morse code requirement. Hey a speed of five words per minute is nothing! Hurray for the Optacon and for Morse code. Happy New Year to everyone. Eric Clegg, KU3I Braille Specialist to view the list archives, go to: www.freelists.org/archives/optacon-l To unsubscribe at any time, just send a message to: optacon-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" (without the quotes) in the message subject. Tell your friends about the list. They can subscribe by sending a message to: optacon-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "subscribe" (without the quotes) in the message subject. to view the list archives, go to: www.freelists.org/archives/optacon-l To unsubscribe at any time, just send a message to: optacon-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" (without the quotes) in the message subject. Tell your friends about the list. They can subscribe by sending a message to: optacon-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "subscribe" (without the quotes) in the message subject.