"Robert Casey" wrote in message
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Ghost Chip wrote:

As an electrical engineer who has tinkered with electronics for 40 years,
I
never found time to practice & learn code. It was obsolete even back
then.
If they drop the code requirement, I'll get a ham license and talk as
well
as listen.
Zoram



The "Technician" license does not require code, and will let you use all
ham bands
50MHz and higher. You just need to take a fairly simple written test.
See:

http://www.w5yi.org/vol-exam.htm to find a test site, and
http://www.qrz.com/ham/index.html for practice exams


You're correct. I have been able to fly through the practice exams for
years but never wanted to learn the telegraph code.