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.
I
> 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,
I
> was typing faster than most digital people can type, haw.
>
> Phil.
> K0NX
>