Ron wrote in :

This needed to be down years ago. Good to see the ARRL and the FCC are
listening to the active Amateurs and doing what the majority want.

Interesting to know that Phone operators are appliance operators and CW
operators are not. I guess the CW operators are all using Homebrew
equipment and if not then I hope at least that every one of them that
own a Yaesu FT-1000MP / D have done the CW modification and did it them
selves without senting it to a repair place ?


Anyone that made or is making an effort to be able to copy CW at 20
WPM, isn't going to have a problem having fun releasing a little solder
smoke building things. The old 20 wpm extras seem to me to get more out
of being a radio amateur than these latter day no-codes and nickle hams.
Maybe that is why we see people getting licensed and they leave the
service before their license even expires.

Getting a license and then leaving, that's not how it should be.

SC