Good grief, I don't think I could do five any more.  I don't even own a 
key, but theory has always been my cup of tea.  to each his own and all 
that.
73
Butch
WA0VJR
Node 3148
Wallace, ks.


On Sat, 2 Apr 2016, Rev. Mark wrote:

> Hi
>
> It seems they should crank it up to 30 wmp. To bad its a humor email.
>
> God bless, Rev. mark Torgerson=20
>
> God loves you!
> I am a Director for the Union, IL. Lions club
> .My youtube channel:
> http://www.youtube.com./user/ChristianTraditions2
> My current project:
> http://www.gofundme.com/snjfa0=20
> Sent =46rom my iPhone 5
>
>> On Apr 2, 2016, at 2:20 PM, Pat Byrne <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>> =20
>> But that it were!
>> Pat, K9JAUAt 01:30 PM 4/2/2016, you wrote:
>>> BlankI received this yesterday from our local club.
>>> =20
>>> Steve, K8SP
>>> =20
>>> FCC to Reinstate Morse Code Test
>>> =20
>>> =20
>>> =20
>>> April 1, 2016
>>> =20
>>> Washington, D.C. - April 1, 2016 - Today, the Federal Communications
>>> Commission (Commission or FCC) approved Report and Order 14-987af which
>>> reinstates the Morse Code test for General Class and Amateur Extra Class
>>> licensees. "It was a big mistake eliminating the Morse Code test," admits=
>
>>> Dot N. Dasher, the FCC's director of examinations. "We now realize that
>>> being able to send and receive Morse Code is an essential skill for radio=
>
>>> amateurs. As they say, it really does get through when other modes can't.=
> "
>>> =20
>>> Not only will new applicants have to take the test, but General Class
>>> licensees who have never passed a code test will have one year to pass a
>>> 5-wpm code test. Similarly, Amateur Extra class licensees that never pass=
> ed
>>> a code test will have one year to pass a 13-wpm test. Those amateurs that=
>
>>> fail to pass the test will face revocation of their operating privileges.=
>
>>> Materials for administering the examinations will be distributed to
>>> Volunteer Examiner Coordinators by the end of April, so that they can beg=
> in
>>> the testing on May 1, 2016.
>>> =20
>>> "This isn't going to be one of those silly multiple-choice type tests,"
>>> noted Dasher. "We're going to be sending five-character random code group=
> s,
>>> just like we did in the old days. And, applicants will have to prove that=
>
>>> they can send, too, using a poorly adjusted straight key."
>>> =20
>>> Technician Class licensees will not be required to take a Morse Code test=
> ,
>>> nor will a test be required for new applicants. "We discussed it," said
>>> Dasher, "but decided that since most Techs can't even figure out how to
>>> program their HTs, requiring them to learn Morse Code seemed like cruel a=
> nd
>>> unusual punishment."
>>> =20
>>> When asked what other actions we might see from the FCC, Dasher hinted th=
> at
>>> in the future applicants taking the written exam may be required to draw
>>> circuit diagrams, such as Colpitts oscillators and diode ring mixers, onc=
> e
>>> again. "We're beginning to think that if an applicant passes an amateur
>>> radio license exam it  should mean that he or she actually knows somethin=
> g,"
>>> she said.
>>> =20
>>> For further information, contact James X. Shorts, Assistant Liaison to th=
> e
>>> Deputy Chief of Public Relations for the FCC
>>> =20
>>> =20
>>> "A person cannot survive as a true Spartan fan unless he is a bit of=20
>>> a masochist
>>> and a very large optimist."
>>> =20
>>> Steve
>>> Lansing, MI
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