"Alun Palmer" wrote in message
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ospam (Larry Roll K3LT) wrote in
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In article , Mike Coslo
writes:

Reading a report on how long it will likely take for the U.S. to ratify
and drop Morse requirements, we are given an estimate of two years.

Mike:

I wonder if the NCTA's will figure out a way to get the FCC to
fast-track this process?

This leads me to wonder, is it better to wait for those two years
to go

by before getting ones HF ticket, or is it better to just learn Morse
and get the ticket much sooner?

I learned the hard way. I waited 14 years, and lost out on what could
have been the best years of my ham radio career! Now I'm 50 years old,
and won't even qualify for QCWA membership for another three years!


I'm 45 and only two years short of QCWA, because I got my no-code licence
back in G-land in 1980. It's a huge irony that I've been a ham longer, not
because I was willing to learn the code, but because I was willing to
compromise and start with a no-code licence! BTW, the QCWA favour
abolition of the code test. Are you sure you want to join?

You gave a G0L__ as your old call, but that's too recent to be 1983, isn't
it?

Is a person willing to wait those two years more imterested in the ARS,
or is the person who, even if they are not personally interested in
Morse Code, yet studies for and passes the test and gets on the air now
more interested?

Anyone who waits the (up to) two years a US No-code General/Extra
may take would appear to be interested only in being lazy. A classic
filter feeder.

I personally think this is no contest. The person who is willing
to get

their license sooner shows a greater interest than a person who says
"As long as there is requirement X, I am more interested in NOT being
in the ARS than I am in being IN the ARS."

I'll provide them some incentive: As of now, 20 July 2003 at 0321 hrs
UTC, any prospective US ham who learns the code at the gruelling speed
of 5 WPM, passes the test, and gets their Extra will be considered by
me to be a full-fledged ham as long as they regularly use at least one
non-voice mode on-the-air at least 40 percent of their total operating
time. Wow -- is that a deal or what?

73 de Larry, K3LT



I suppose Larry will never consider me a fully-fledged ham, even with 20
wpm, 'cause I operate 100% phone, LOL.

Dave Heil's a much better challenge!

Kim W5TIT


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