This is the latest update I could find on Google:-

WA2SI: September 13, 2003
KF6TPT: September 29, 2003
KC8EPO: December 31, 2003
K2UNK: January 1, 2004
K2ASP: March 15, 2004
AA2QA: April 1, 2004
N2EY: April 15, 2004
N3KIP: May 1, 2004
KC8PMX: July 1, 2004
WA2ISE: August 1, 2004
K3LT: September 15, 2004
WK3C: December 30, 2004
N8UZE: July 1, 2005
KB3EIA: July 5, 2007
K5TIT: June 1, 2008

Currently, if the code test was dropped before June 15, I would be the
winner, but that isn't likely as we don't even have an NPRM. The most
recent NPRM took 2 years to work it's way through. If we go by that, it
makes Dee the most likely winner. By then the US could be one of the last
countries with a code test, as per Len's humourous piece that he posted
the other day.

Alun, N3KIP

"Alun" wrote in message
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This is the latest update I could find on Google:-

WA2SI: September 13, 2003
KF6TPT: September 29, 2003
KC8EPO: December 31, 2003
K2UNK: January 1, 2004
K2ASP: March 15, 2004
AA2QA: April 1, 2004
N2EY: April 15, 2004
N3KIP: May 1, 2004
KC8PMX: July 1, 2004
WA2ISE: August 1, 2004
K3LT: September 15, 2004
WK3C: December 30, 2004
N8UZE: July 1, 2005
KB3EIA: July 5, 2007
K5TIT: June 1, 2008

Currently, if the code test was dropped before June 15, I would be the
winner, but that isn't likely as we don't even have an NPRM. The most
recent NPRM took 2 years to work it's way through. If we go by that, it
makes Dee the most likely winner. By then the US could be one of the last
countries with a code test, as per Len's humourous piece that he posted
the other day.

Alun, N3KIP

Your right Alun. I will make a prediction. The FCC will retain CW, but for
the Extra class only.

After all someone has to be able to talk to those Russians and her ex slave
countries.

Dan/W4NTI

"Dan/W4NTI" w4nti@get rid of this mindspring.com wrote in
ink.net:


"Alun" wrote in message
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This is the latest update I could find on Google:-

WA2SI: September 13, 2003
KF6TPT: September 29, 2003
KC8EPO: December 31, 2003
K2UNK: January 1, 2004
K2ASP: March 15, 2004
AA2QA: April 1, 2004
N2EY: April 15, 2004
N3KIP: May 1, 2004
KC8PMX: July 1, 2004
WA2ISE: August 1, 2004
K3LT: September 15, 2004
WK3C: December 30, 2004
N8UZE: July 1, 2005
KB3EIA: July 5, 2007
K5TIT: June 1, 2008

Currently, if the code test was dropped before June 15, I would be the
winner, but that isn't likely as we don't even have an NPRM. The most
recent NPRM took 2 years to work it's way through. If we go by that,
it makes Dee the most likely winner. By then the US could be one of
the last countries with a code test, as per Len's humourous piece that
he posted the other day.

Alun, N3KIP

Your right Alun. I will make a prediction. The FCC will retain CW,
but for the Extra class only.

After all someone has to be able to talk to those Russians and her ex
slave countries.

Dan/W4NTI




You wish. I predict Element 1 will go.

"Alun" wrote in message
...
"Dan/W4NTI" w4nti@get rid of this mindspring.com wrote in
ink.net:


"Alun" wrote in message
...
This is the latest update I could find on Google:-

WA2SI: September 13, 2003
KF6TPT: September 29, 2003
KC8EPO: December 31, 2003
K2UNK: January 1, 2004
K2ASP: March 15, 2004
AA2QA: April 1, 2004
N2EY: April 15, 2004
N3KIP: May 1, 2004
KC8PMX: July 1, 2004
WA2ISE: August 1, 2004
K3LT: September 15, 2004
WK3C: December 30, 2004
N8UZE: July 1, 2005
KB3EIA: July 5, 2007
K5TIT: June 1, 2008

Currently, if the code test was dropped before June 15, I would be the
winner, but that isn't likely as we don't even have an NPRM. The most
recent NPRM took 2 years to work it's way through. If we go by that,
it makes Dee the most likely winner. By then the US could be one of
the last countries with a code test, as per Len's humourous piece that
he posted the other day.

Alun, N3KIP

Your right Alun. I will make a prediction. The FCC will retain CW,
but for the Extra class only.

After all someone has to be able to talk to those Russians and her ex
slave countries.

Dan/W4NTI




You wish. I predict Element 1 will go.

Most people of limited drive and ambition will take that position. Glad to
see I have you placed in the right hole.

Dan/W4NTI

You wish. I predict Element 1 will go.



Most people of limited drive and ambition will take that position. Glad to
see I have you placed in the right hole.

Dan/W4NTI




The way the FCC has talked about code lately, I doubt that they'd keep
it for
extra only vs just dumping it entirely. "Reduction of burden on the
VE's giving
the tests" and all that. Keeping it for extra means that VEs have to
keep and
maintain code test tapes.

"Robert Casey" wrote in message
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You wish. I predict Element 1 will go.



Most people of limited drive and ambition will take that position. Glad
to
see I have you placed in the right hole.

Dan/W4NTI




The way the FCC has talked about code lately, I doubt that they'd keep
it for
extra only vs just dumping it entirely. "Reduction of burden on the
VE's giving
the tests" and all that. Keeping it for extra means that VEs have to
keep and
maintain code test tapes.

Gee, ya really think so? And so what? Since when did the gobernmunt give
a hoot out of what the citizens want?

Dan/W4NTI

On Sat, 15 May 2004 22:37:12 GMT, Dan/W4NTI wrote:

After all someone has to be able to talk to those Russians and her ex slave
countries.

What makes you think that real CW ops won't learn/use manual Morse
if the mandatory testing requirement is dropped?

--
73 de K2ASP - Phil Kane

"Phil Kane" wrote in
et:

On Sat, 15 May 2004 22:37:12 GMT, Dan/W4NTI wrote:

After all someone has to be able to talk to those Russians and her ex
slave countries.

What makes you think that real CW ops won't learn/use manual Morse
if the mandatory testing requirement is dropped?

--
73 de K2ASP - Phil Kane




I might even use it if the test is dropped! Some of these guys are
terrified that they will have no-one to work. Not that I would want to work
Dan, who is on record as saying that all phone ops are lids..

"Alun" wrote

Not that I would want to work
Dan, who is on record as saying
that all phone ops are lids..

You must be mistaken. I just checked my log and I've worked W4NTI
dozens of times over the past few years. Nearly half of the Q's were on
SSB (I think that mode qualifies as "phone".) Certainly Dan wouldn't
work people he considers "lids".

Good luck on this one now!

73, de Hans, K0HB/4ID

"KØHB" wrote in news:GxBqc.1017$Tn6.35
@newsread1.news.pas.earthlink.net:


"Alun" wrote

Not that I would want to work
Dan, who is on record as saying that all phone ops are lids..

You must be mistaken. I just checked my log and I've worked W4NTI
dozens of times over the past few years. Nearly half of the Q's were on
SSB (I think that mode qualifies as "phone".) Certainly Dan wouldn't
work people he considers "lids".

Good luck on this one now!

73, de Hans, K0HB/4ID





He said that phone ops are lids in the group. He tried to backtrack on
that, but google preserves his words indefinitely.