Stinger wrote:

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).

What I think worries everyone is that without this requirement, the bar will
be lowered to the extent of becoming glorified Citizens Band radio.

And that would be a shame.

-- Stinger

You're repeating the well worn 'badge of honor' justification for
requiring morse code, otherwise known as 'I had to do it, so everyone
should.' Contrary to what many pro-coders want to believe, the ability
to learn morse code has very little to do with higher intelligence. In
fact it can be argued that there may be a reverse relationship. It's not
unusual for very intelligent people to find it harder to learn certain
skills, which are easier for those of average intelligence. Learning
morse code may be an example of this. I've known people who were very
good at code but were lost when it came to understanding complex
subjects requiring a higher level of reasoning. IOW- the ability to
learn morse code is not a valid IQ test.


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