Not sure what you mean. In every state I know of, there's no test or
restriction on manuals vs. automatics unless someone is clearly unable to
drive
a manual.

Hello Jim ...Just in reference to the old buggy whip automatic xmission
argument .....a skill is a skill is a skill .... noting less nothing more
untill it is needed. eg ...my buddy took me to pick up his son's truck ..
stick shift and he was stuck.... Just the way that no code ops will be stuck
when it comes to the CW mode.



BTW I can't wait
for all the leaps and bounds in growth of the service once CW testing is
gone. I would venture to say that at least a half a dozen new modes will
be
created within a few months now that all of those EEs will be
"activated".

I'm an EE.

...and I'm a PT

Correction ..all of those EEs and computer engineers who are presently
non-ticketed due to CW being below their technical prowess.


ld even say that I would have to eat crow as no doubt within 1 year a
mode will be discovered that "will always get through".

No mode always gets through. Some modes, however, get through when some
other
modes don't.

But I am sure that will come with all the new technical blood that giving
the CW test the boot will result in ..
(tounge in cheekedly)

73 to all ...God Bless Tom Popovic KI3R Port Vue PA