Dear Group.

Gary Spence, VA2CK/VA3QC/KA0PLO, has been kind enough to submit the following 
article.

CK's Ode To Dah Code by Gary Spence

           We' ve all heard the cry "abandon the code!,
           it's useless outdated, NOT a mod-er-n mode!"
           So I said to myself,"could codes' day really be over?
           Best left for SKs' fer-til-iz-n' the clover?"

           So off went my paddle 'n keyer to a museum,
           so  those curious of our "past" could drop in an' see um.
           I then bought a computer and a box I was told...
           would update my station,using all hi-tech modes.

           It then was set up,all by my own hand...
           the screen it lit up et voilà Heard Is-land!
           I switched to transmit to" talk with this gent"
           but my screen read "sorry, can't copy 100%!"

           "There's static,interference if you could hear it you'd agree...
           if it ain't armchair copy we machines cry c'est la vie!"
           It then said "there is as YOU know a way to get through,
           it's called the code,and what luck for you!"

           "You've learned this art,you "stuck it out"
           'tis a valuable tool,there isn't a doubt."
           "You' ve invested your time,and besides the code you did learn,
           possession of valuable skills must be... EARNED!"

           So I say to you now don't get fooled when some say...
           "Codes an' old dinosaur fadin' away!"
           It's part of our past,present and future existence...
           anti-coders prepare for "beaucoup de resistence"

73 Ko, NL9222