[BC] FCC DROPS ALL HAM CW TESTING

[Paul Smith W4KNX]

They have already dumbed down the writtens.  Many moons ago, I took the
Advanced and 2nd Phone on the same day at the FCC in Detroit.  There was not
a lot of difference in difficulty between the two.  I think they should have
kept at least 5 wpm.

It's getting so that the ham bands are sounding a lot like CH 19 C B.  All
I'm waiting for now on 75 mtrs is:  W4KNX, ya got yer ears on?  10-4 good
buddy....

Paul Smith
W4KNX
Sarasota, FL
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Lightning Communication Systems Inc." <lightcom at ameritech.net>
To: "'Broadcasters' Mailing List'" <broadcast at radiolists.net>
Sent: Saturday, December 16, 2006 6:20 PM
Subject: RE: [BC] FCC DROPS ALL HAM CW TESTING


All I have to say is YAY!  Its been a long time coming.
For all of the Extras who will belittle the new extras that will get their
upgrade...I say to you.. The CODE is a MODE and is by no means a benchmark
for excellence. Make the tests harder! From what I've heard on the low bands
recently, the code is certainly not a filter for the unscrupulous... Bravo
FCC. Time to go pass my test at the next VE session...looks good next to all
the other "wallpaper"  :)


Tim Volckmann -- KB9ORJ
President
Lightning Communication Systems Inc
www.lightningcom.com


-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:broadcast-bounces at radiolists.net] On Behalf Of Dave Dunsmoor
Sent: Saturday, December 16, 2006 4:50 PM
To: Broadcasters' Mailing List
Subject: Re: [BC] FCC DROPS ALL HAM CW TESTING


> >The wholesale elimination of a Morse code requirement for all
> >license classes ends a longstanding national and international
> >regulatory tradition in the requirements to gain access to Amateur
> >Radio frequencies below 30 MHz.
>
> I'm so glad I no longer moderate an Amateur Radio forum. All Hell is
> going to break loose. Extra Class licensees will be considered no
> better than no-code techs by those who studied code at the original
> speed and have long since forgotten it. I'm almost afraid to drop in
> to see the mayhem.
>
> Rich
> KF2JO


This should have been done 30+ years ago. CW has a place
and is quite useful in picking out signal from the noise, but it's
no longer the proper "entrance exam" to amateur radio.

Actually, the proper entrance exam would consist of math,
electronics and gentlemanly behavior, none of which exist
today in the exams, to any significant degree anyway.

Dave Dunsmoor, KB?CVX (extra, kept my original call).
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