That was my point.  Code was always hard for me, but I've always been 
good at and enjoyed the technical side4e of things.  The no code debate 
is pointless, already done and I think it was a good thing.  Was just to 
much like work to me.
73
Butch
WA0VJR
Node 3148
Wallace, ks.


On Sat, 2 Apr 2016, Sarah Alawami wrote:

> I hope it is a joke. What if yu just can't do the code but you are good =
> at everything else. Yeah it probably is an April fools joke. If so, it =
> aint a good one.
>> On Apr 2, 2016, at 2:17 PM, Andy Baracco <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>> =20
>> i like it! Never understood dropping it to begin with. And this coming =
> from=20
>> someone who does not operate on that mode. i am simply opposed to the=20=
>
>> general trend of today to water down everything. Sooner or later that =
> makes=20
>> everything meaningless.
>> =20
>> Andy
>> =20
>> =20
>> -----Original Message-----=20
>> From: Steve
>> Sent: Saturday, April 02, 2016 11:30 AM
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Subject: FCC to Re-Instate Code Test
>> =20
>> 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 =
> passed
>> 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 =
> begin
>> 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 =
> groups,
>> 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 and
>> unusual punishment."
>> =20
>> When asked what other actions we might see from the FCC, Dasher hinted =
> that
>> in the future applicants taking the written exam may be required to =
> draw
>> circuit diagrams, such as Colpitts oscillators and diode ring mixers, =
> once
>> 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 =
> something,"
>> she said.
>> =20
>> For further information, contact James X. Shorts, Assistant Liaison to =
> the
>> 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 a=20=
>
>> masochist
>> and a very large optimist."
>> =20
>> Steve
>> Lansing, MI
>> =20
>> I'm not wearing a diaper, so don't try to change me.=20
>
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