"Steve Stone" wrote in message
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ALL ARES and RACES members will have master 20 WPM CW or better

and??



kick anyone out who can't make the hurdle

Ok.... and lose 99% of the available operators when another Katrina
hits..... We needed *ANYBODY* that had a radio and a license for almost a
month after the storm. My town took the direct hit from Katrina..... even
though we are 60 miles north of the gulf, I still had 110mph sustained winds
at my house.