[cfgeeks] FCC eliminates morse code requirements

[Albert Pratts]

That's  right I learned Morse code when I was about 10 years old... 

Albert

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.
>
> SteveT
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