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Old July 11th 06, 12:42 PM posted to rec.radio.amateur.equipment,rec.radio.amateur.misc,rec.radio.amateur.policy,rec.radio.scanner,rec.radio.swap
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Default Email this to your Senators and Congressmen. make the FCC dothe right thing.

No Al, CW is a mode not a language. Are you seriously this ignorant?
Just about any language on the planet can use the mode CW which makes it
not a language.

You people that keep trying to make CW something it's not amaze me.
It's not a god, it's just a old mode.

Al Klein wrote:
On 10 Jul 2006 08:36:15 -0700, "
wrote:

I think that's one of the problems here. CW isn't just an operating
mode - it's a language, and the test already includes one language, so
testing for knowledge of a language isn't anything new.

There's NEVER been a test of CW operating mode, technique or ability -
just proficiency with the language of International Morse. Since one
must demonstrate proficiency with another language (English) to obtain
a license, it's a matter of degree, not a matter of kind.