[BC] FCC DROPS ALL HAM CW TESTING

[Tom Bosscher]

Dave Dunsmoor wrote:

 >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.

CW is an art form, and I used it Thursday night to make 6 meter aurora 
contacts.
Just today we had four techs ask about the general theory class's that 
we give.
To me the down side of this will be the large demand for low band 
radios, pushing the prices up!

 >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

    I'm glad you don't moderate ANY ham radio forum. The solution for 
you is easy, let your license lapse. Sell any rigs you have on Ebay.
    I've been licensed for 40 years, and I laugh at, and feel sorry for 
people with attitudes like yours. You continue to whine, I'll continue 
to teach tech, general and extra class classes.

    Tom K8TB