Oh, thought the arrl was for morse staying in, and the FCC thinks it's
dying. One thing that seems puzzling is that for quite a few years now,
repeater control, echolink, and the like have been done on 220 and 2-meters
even though the rules say you're not to use such frequencies to do that type
of thing (I heard someone use autopatch on the 2-meter repeater the other
day). Hmmmmmm.
----- Original Message -----
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To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, May 07, 2004 7:15 PM
Subject: Re: morse code
> No, the Extra is also 5wpm. Once you've passed the code at that speed it
> applies to both. The general used to be 13wpm but it was all dropped back
to
> 5wpm and if the ARRL continues its ongoing process of working to shaft
hams they
> will do away with Morse entirely but that hasn't happened as yet. Several
other
> countries have, however, dropped the Morse requirement completely.
>
> Tom
>
>
> Tom Brennan KD5VIJ, CCC-A/SLP
> web page http://titan.sfasu.edu/~g_brennantg/sonicpage.html
>
> On Fri, 7 May 2004, Larry Green wrote:
>
> > Date: Fri, 07 May 2004 19:05:02 -0500
> > From: Larry Green <[log in to unmask]>
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> > Subject: Re: morse code
> >
> > Hi,Morse code is required from general as well as extra class. You have
to
> > pass five words a minute for general and 13 for extra. There is no
> > exceptions around this rule any longer. I also talked to Handiham and
also
> > just took a class to obtain my technician license as well as help form
my
> > fiancea. 73 KI4EWH Pam
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Scottv" <[log in to unmask]>
> > To: <[log in to unmask]>
> > Sent: Friday, May 07, 2004 6:49 PM
> > Subject: morse code
> >
> >
> > > I heard through a grape vine that morse code is not required anymore
for
> > the
> > > testing requrements? I doubt this is true, but if it is not true can
one
> > > still get a morse code exception from the courage handi-hams?
> > > thanks
> > > What does one have to do to get one.
> > > thanks
> > > Scott
> > > kb0clz
> > >
> >
>
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