"Mike Coslo" wrote:

(snip) Whether or not the Morse Code is an
anachronism, whether or not it should or
should not be tested for, the elimination of
the Morse code test *is* a reduction in the
amount of knowledge needed for a amateur
radio license; undeniable unless a person
wants to look silly.


Isn't Code more of a skill than a knowledge? Any person can look at a
piece of paper with a code chart on it and translate code, but that doesn't
mean they have the skill to send or receive code over a radio. Wasn't the
latter the ultimate purpose of the code test?


Dwight Stewart (W5NET)

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