John Smith wrote:
John S.:

So, the reason is, Alzheimer's? Opium pipe? Psychiatric illnesses?
Alien mind control? Government disinformation (these are really gov't
agents here?)
Not sure what you are asking the reason for.

But if it is why hams cling to the need to require prospective hams
take a purposeless test, I think it is mostly because they had to take
the test in a time when knowlege of the code was important. It can be
difficult to realize that times have changed and that the morse code
test no longer provides a pool of hams with a useful (or useable)
skill.