[CW] Our Position on Morse Requirement

[Mike Manship]

At 12:33 PM 7/27/03 -1000, Ken Brown wrote:
>Therefore we propose:
>
>1) At least one amateur license class (probably Extra Class) maintains a 
>morse test element.

It will probably be eliminated for all classes.

>2) Every HF and MF amateur band shall have a CW ONLY sub band, at least 
>as large as the present Extra Class digital subbands and preferably 
>larger. The bands which do not presently have an Extra Class digital sub 
>band shall have CW only subbands also. CW will continue to be allowed 
>anywhere in the amateur bands, not including the 60 meter channels.
>

This might happen.

>3) The morse test should be performed at a speed at which morse is 
>actually useable, perhaps 10 wpm.


Since they already reduced it I doubt they will increase it.

>4) The morse test element should include both receiving and sending.

Since they already eliminated a sending test (and probably will eliminate
receiving)
I doubt they will reinstate it.  It's easy to grade a receiveing test with
multiple-choice
answers. It would take someone who can actually copy Morse to grade a
sending test.

>What do you all think of the above?
>
>Ken N6KB
>
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