Dave Heil wrote in message ...

I was aware that I passed several of 'em.

At least your long-term memory is intact.

This "battle cry" you wrote
of--is it "As in front of the FCC!", "Most Certainly!" or "I never said
being CW tested makes you have any sense!"?

Dave K8MN

None of the above. Aaron Jones has it fully documented.

It is one of the Morse Myths that the "Morse Code Test Keeps Out The Riff-Raff."