I find my self in agreement with you Stinger. The worth of anything in life
is only how hard was it to obtain?

Why would anyone buy a Rolex when a Timex does the exact same thing an order
of magnitude cheaper? The Rolex is a sign of achievement by the wearer.

Those of us who worked to learn the code hate to see our Rolex turned in to
a Timex by a group of people who can't afford a Rolex.

I guess in a world where achievement is disdained, because it makes the
under-achiever feel bad, the move is not unexpected.

Fred W4JLE Ex V3CB V31GR
(Hamming for over 47 years and still loving it!)


"Stinger" wrote in message
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Bottom line, it's too bad the trend is toward dropping the requirement.

Until now, the morse code requirement served the dual purpose as a de
facto
"intelligence test" to get in to ham radio, and it also required some
committment (which in turn gets hams to respect the medium).