FCC drops all Morse code testing!
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FCC drops all Morse code testing!
FCC drops all Morse code testing!
http://www.hamtestonline.com/
The FCC announced on Friday, December 15, 2006, that it has adopted a Report and Order eliminating the Morse code exam requirement for all ham radio licenses. They have not yet specified an effective date for this change, but it will likely be sometime in February, 2007.
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not really sure that is such a good thing... morse works in so many forms, if we were to be hit with an electromagnetic pulse, it would be needed again... people that have been trapped have been able to use morse to communicate through pipes and such...
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It is a good skill to know. I learned it many many years ago as a Boy Scout but I couldn't use it now. Back in the old days we had to know flag signals also. Some around here probably had to know smoke signals.... -cough-
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One of the reasons for dropping this requirement is to help boost the number that have licenses, if they don''t then the band width that is being used could be sold off to companies that want it for commercial interests.
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Fellro its not the FCC that is worried , it is the Hammies that are worried... if the useage of the band width goes down then well maybe it will bye bye the wavelenght
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I see, I took it that the FCC was pushing it. I do understand that the radio hobbyists need to hold on to everything they can before it is lost...
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Originally Posted by Torque1st
It is a good skill to know. I learned it many many years ago as a Boy Scout but I couldn't use it now. Back in the old days we had to know flag signals also. Some around here probably had to know smoke signals.... -cough-
Gee Eric. . . . thanks a lot. Throwing a brick 'cause I have some age on me.
I tried to get my Novice license, years ago. I could send 5 wpm, but never got above 4 wpm on receive.
Kinda lost interest.
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It's a shame they waited so long to do this. I know the code test has been a hurdle to many technically competent people that were not code proficient. I always thought it was a bit stupid to require it. To promote it is fine, but not to require it. Glad they changed.
Last edited by Netfly; Dec 21, 2006 at 04:09 PM.
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Originally Posted by monsterbaby
My dad has been pushing me to become a ham, he is an extra class, and mom is a general class. Guess maybe I won't have an excuse anymore.
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I'll be upgrading my license pretty soon as a result. I know of more than a few folks that lost interest in amateur radio because of the code requirement.
I know a few people that only communicate in code, and more power to them. But its about time that the FCC realized that code isn't everyone's cup of tea.
I know a few people that only communicate in code, and more power to them. But its about time that the FCC realized that code isn't everyone's cup of tea.
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