A response to Re:

I think we all get the point that you have a problem with CW. Guess what, you don't need to use morse code to use amateur radio. As you already know the Technician license gives you full priveleges to everything above 50mhz without knowing a lick of "that dreaded morse code."

With modern technologies like amateur satellites, packet, and APRS you can communicate all over the world. The future of ham radio isn't in HF, the future is VHF and above. Check out the Tuscon Amateur Packet Radio site at http://www.tapr.org. People are working on an implementation of http for use over packet networks. Wow, wireless Internet!

I'm sorry to hear that your grandson isn't interested in amateur radio. But I'm ok with that, because there's things I'm not really interested in, like basket weaving. I'm glad that he's deriving pleasure from the Internet and its capabilities. as for myself, I work with the Internet all day, so amateur radio is my release when I don't want to think about work.

Michael
KB9VBR