[cfgeeks] FCC eliminates morse code requirements

[Kevin P. Inscoe]

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Steve Litt wrote:
> On Saturday 16 December 2006 13:29, Kevin P. Inscoe wrote:
>> Albert Pratts wrote:
>>> That really sux!!!!!!
>> And when is the last time you made a CW contact?
> 
> I don't think that's the point, and that's coming from a guy who probably 
> would have been a radio amateur in his teens if it hadn't been for the code 
> requirements.
> 
> If there's a severe disruption of our society, (think EMP or 500% economic 
> deflation with attendant depression), nice microprocessor equipped radios 
> with surface mounted components might not be available. It's always possible 
> we could be knocked back to spark gaps, and in such a possibility, however 
> remote, I'd feel more comfortable with a large population knowing Morse Code, 
> especially the population that operates radio transmitters.

Soo like so many things in society these days we should mandate this?

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Kevin P. Inscoe                       Amateur Radio Call Sign: KE3VIN
Deltona, FL 32738                                28.9497N by 81.1952W
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