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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