Work, what's that?  Thought we were ENTITLED <grin>.  No substitute 
for hard work.--Matt.

At 09:14 PM 4/1/2006, you wrote:
>Amanda,
>
>You just answered your question with  those two words that are just 
>about prohibitted these days.   "work harder".
>
>Just an extension of the "something for nothing" philosophy.
>
>Don W6smb
>
>
>On Sat, 1 Apr 2006 21:11:07 -0500, Amanda J. Rush wrote:
>
>I don't think they should get rid of the requirement.
>Otherwise, what's the insentive to work harder to get the general or extra
>class licenses?
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: For blind ham radio operators
>[mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Jeff Kenyon
>Sent: Saturday, April 01, 2006 9:06 PM
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: FCC Morse code announcement
>
>
>Well, that is really good.   I still hear a lot of CW out there.  I think
>that there was actually a time where you had to have 20 words as a
>requirement.  What do the rest of you think of the FCC doing away with a
>  code requirement?  I think that if they do that, they should have more
>technical questions added to the theory.
>
>
>
>
>
>On Sat, 1 Apr 2006, Phil Scovell wrote:
>
> > Jeff,
>
> > I think it was still 5 13 and 20 if I remember correctly.  It has been so
> > long ago I took the 20 Word per minute test, I can't recall for certain.
>
> > still call CW the ODM for the Original Digital Mode.  It drives all my
> > packet and digital mode buddies crazy.  Back during my 60 and 70 WPM days,
>
> > was typing faster than most digital people can type, haw.
>
> > Phil.
> > K0NX
>
>
>
>
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