[Elecraft] Sad day for amateur radio
Bob Nielsen
nielsen at oz.net
Thu Jul 21 06:16:06 EDT 2005
On Wed, Jul 20, 2005 at 10:29:32PM -0700, EricJ wrote:
> And those of us who took our 13 wpm AND 20 wpm code tests in front of a
> grumpy FCC Inspector waiting for retirement instead of a collegial VE buddy
> can't stand to be in the same room with ANY of you guys!
>
> Eric
> KE6US
Bah, humbug!
Many other countries ceased code testing right after the ITU dropped the
requirement and I don't recall seeing much of a reaction. As an OF of
66 years (licensed for 52 of them), I don't look at this as the end of
the world at all (nor do I fear the "regulation by bandwidth"
proposal).
CW isn't going away. At least it will no longer be looked at as a
hindrance to potential hams.
73, Bob, N7XY (20wpm Extra)
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Bob Nielsen, N7XY
Bainbridge Island, WA
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