On Feb 9, 6:29 pm, wrote:
On Feb 8, 9:37?pm, robert casey wrote:

At some point, there will be hams on
HF who have not passed a code test,
but want to give Morse code a try on the air.

Yup.

?Of course they're not
going to be that skillful at first.

Let's not assume that.

The days of the amateur world getting 40WPM ditty boppers from the
military or Western Union are long gone. You'll have to home grow any
new converts. Expect them to be less than skillful.

Should one come along that is skillful, you won't be able to tell if
they've passed a code test or not. Your eleitist attitude will make
you think they have.

?So maybe there should be an
informal subband or frequency for beginners and elmers to hang out.

3.525 to 3.600 MHz
7.025 to 7.125 MHz
21.025 to 21.200 MHz
28.0 to 28.5 MHz

14.007 MHz

Right now, all the above frequencies are available to all FCC licensed
amateurs who have passed a Morse Code test. They are the current
"Novice bands".

On February 23, they will be available to all FCC licensed amateurs.

What better place to use Morse Code?

I suggest 3.550 and 7.050 as "watering holes".

73 de Jim, N2EY

Fair enough. Have you deconflicted these freqs with other modes?