"Lloyd Davies - The Time Lord " wrote in message
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I think that since Morse Code is old, but not completely useless, I feel
it
should no longer be made to be learned to gain access to the HF bands.

Do I feel that Amateur Radio be made a free for all? No, it should not.
There
should be a test, but not a really hard test, but not a easy one either.

I'll even admit, I'll never get a new Icom 7800, at $10,000.00 - I'll be
lucky
to maybe get a used 706 at about 400 or 500 or so.

After about 18 years of listening and talking on the ham bands I don't think
knowing CW has ANYTHING to do with the quality of any operator. Many of the
QRMers and trouble makers in ham radio are Extra Class ops. I easily passed
the 20 WPM code test and really don't see the point. Yes, there should be
written exams.

DeWayne K9KZ



Lloyd Davies - Time Lord and Talk show host
"On the Domestic Front"
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/domesticfront/

"DeWayne" wrote in message ...
"Lloyd Davies - The Time Lord " wrote in message


After about 18 years of listening and talking on the ham bands I don't think
knowing CW has ANYTHING to do with the quality of any operator.

Well, of course. Why would it? The CW test is used to test CW skill.
Nothing more, nothing less. :/ MK

Mark Keith wrote:

After about 18 years of listening and talking on the ham bands I don't think
knowing CW has ANYTHING to do with the quality of any operator.


Well, of course. Why would it? The CW test is used to test CW skill.
Nothing more, nothing less. :/ MK

I would think it keeps the riff raff out. You have to be a bit more
dedicated to get that ticket.



mike