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wrote: wrote: On 25 Oct 2005 10:03:42 -0700, wrote: wrote: From: on Oct 21, 4:25 pm Leo wrote: On 20 Oct 2005 09:40:10 -0700, wrote: Leo wrote: On 15 Oct 2005 14:02:03 -0700, wrote: From: Leo on Oct 15, 9:36 am On 14 Oct 2005 15:02:32 -0700, wrote: Leo wrote: On 14 Oct 2005 12:39:50 -0700, wrote: From: on Oct 14, 9:20 am Bill Sohl wrote: wrote in message wrote: In the '60s, morse code was a mandatory requirement for an amateur license (up here anyway) - and at a difficult 13 words per minute, not our easy 5. It was a requirement for all US ham licenses until 1991, when the Technician lost its code test requirement. That code test is STILL an absolute pass-fail separate test for any amateur radio privileges below 30 MHz. Not in every country of the world. But in the USA, it still is. And that's a good thing IMHO. Of course that requirement might change in the future, as it has changed in a few other countries pf the world. might change? Yes. you still holding hope it will not change Is that not allowed? no such implication was made the only question is the date It's not over till it's over. thankfully that is bull The Technician DID NOT LOSE its code test requirement. Actually, Len, it did. February 14, 1991. The former Technician class got RENAMED to "Technician Plus." :-) The Technician Plus did not appear right away. Only after some hams complained that there was no obvious difference in the license class of code-tested vs. noncodetested Techs was that class created. Late 1992 or so. Just a simple mistake on your part. Understandable ;-) Whether 13 wpm is "difficult" or not depends on the person and the training methods. Riiiiiiight... Glad you agree! ALL human beings have the SAME aptitudes and abilities! Who said that? I wrote: "Whether 13 wpm is "difficult" or not depends on the person and the training methods." Is that not a fact? not it is not it can be flat out impossible You're right, Mark. It can be impossible for some people. meaning your statement was not a fact For example, someone who doesn't know an alphabet probably can't learn Morse Code for that alphabet. Someone who is in a coma probably can't learn it either. Etc. But I find it hard to accept that people who can read, write, speak and understand the English language with a good deal of fluency at rates in excess of 100 wpm find claim it to be 'impossible' for them to learn Morse Code at 5 wpm. Or even 13 or 20 wpm. who are you talikgn about there? No one I have ever heard of cut Sure - but cb operations in the USA are not permitted beyond a certain limited distance (150 miles?) and that service only allows the use of very low power, certified equipment, two modes, and 40 channels (80 if you consider upper and lower sideband as separate). not legaly premitted but it can and is done at greater ranges with out even the intetion of thse involved at times cut Sure. But the point is that cb is not a long-distance radio service. not my point Should amateur radio be patterned after cb? never said that |
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