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In article , Mike Coslo
writes: N2EY wrote: In article .net, "KØHB" writes: "N2EY" wrote That way, no one who was interested would be forced off the air, but at the same time there would be incentive to get a full-privs renewable license. If, after 10 years as a learner and exposed to mainstream ham radio they can't qualify for a standard license, then another 10 years isn't likely to be sufficient to become qualified. That may well be the case, Hans. And since some Morse Code skill is obviously part of being a qualified full-privileges radio amateur, it makes sense that the standard license would include a Morse Code test. I can't imagine "one who was interested" would fail to qualify in 10 years, but if they didn't, well I guess there are other hobbies like finger painting which might be less challenging and not require a federal license to pursue. Exactly. I can't imagein "one who was interested" not taking the time to learn Morse code either, but if they didn't want to I gues there are other things like wait around until it goes away, which might be less challenging! You must be absolutely right, Mike, therefore all who don't learn morse code "must not be interested in radio!" In my case, exposure to the big leagues of HF radio communications while in the US Army piqued an interest in radio that eventually led to changing majors (drastic change) and entering the electronics industry to become an engineer. The US Army didn't use any morse code to send over 200,000 messages a month from a command Hq in Japan. There's no need to know morse code for electronics engineering or for most of the radio transmitters of the 1950s on through the 2000s. A quarter million IEEE members worldwide (me included) must not have any "interest in radio" because we don't or didn't learn morse code. I've never heard of any morse code classes as part of electrical engineering curricula anywhere in the world. Maybe all those students for EEs aren't "really" interested in radio? Consider that there's NO communications carriers in the USA even using morse code for any communications purposes today. I guess they must "not be interested" because morse isn't used. How about that? LHA |
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