[Fwd: Re: [CW] Morse Requirement for HF vs. CW only subbands]

[Darryl J. Kelly]

Simplest things to ask for (and realistically hope to get) is drop the code test
at any speed for general and guarantee the bottom 65 khz of the main bands for
CW only. 65-100+? khz for digital modes. Result would still be an extra class
subband with a code test and the most used CW portion of the band for everyone
else, whether they passed a code test or not. (I don't think there is hope of
raising the code test speed.)I could live with this.
Darryl, KK5IB


>  I had intended this reply to John to go to the CW reflector. I am 
>resending it now. Feedback anyone?
>
>Hi John,
>
>Yes, I do intend to make that proposal to the ARRL. One thing about it 
>that I haven't figured out is how to deal with the increased code speed 
>test. If the license that has the 10 to 15 wpm test and gets the CW only 
>subband priveleges (sp?) is the Extra Class, then what do we do about 
>the present 5 wpm extras? Reducing their present priveleges probably 
>would not fly. The ARRL seems particularly resistant to anything that 
>would resemble the "incentive licensing" debacle of years past. Maybe 
>just let the 5 wpm extras have it all to prevent that uproar. Adding yet 
>another license class is also probably not an option, since one of the 
>supposed great accomplishments of destructuring was simplification of 
>the structure by reducing the number of license classes, even though it 
>actually increased the number when you count the eternally renewable 
>Novice and Advanced, and the two different kinds of technician.
>
>Establishing CW only subbands is particularly important, to protect CW 
>from code haters using the latest whiz bang audio card digital mode, and 
>not even using a speaker or phones on their receiver. Their computer 
>will not be annoyed by QRM from CW, and they probably won't even notice the

>greater number of retries. Yet CW operations would suffer.
>
>I really do think that a morse test at a speed that is actually useable 
>is needed. I think the 5 wpm test is one of the reasons people who don't 
>know any better think that CW is painful.
>
>Thanks for the feedback. I'd like to see more.
>
>Ken N6KB
>
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