[Elecraft] To CW or not to CW ...

[N2EY at aol.com]

In a message dated 9/3/05 5:05:39 PM Eastern Daylight Time, 
tim.n9puz at gmail.com writes:


> My feelings are that CW as a requirement will go away, there's no 
> question in my mind.

We'll see soon enough.


> 
> What I would like to see happen is that the tests include some 
> questions about CW operation

That's easily done.

Make up some questions and answers that fit the standard multiple choice 
format. Submit them to the Question Pool Committee (QPC) for inclusion in the next 
revision of the various question pools. 


 and an opportunity for the perspective 
> 
> new ham or upgrading ham to get credit for copying accurately at some 
> speed be it 5, 15, or 20 WPM. If the candidate ham was really into CW 
> then those portions of the tests would give their score a boost. If 
> they weren't interested in CW but instead got really turned on by 
> satellite work using phone or digital then not having a good grasp of 
> CW would not prevent them from getting a license so long as they were 
> knowledgeable of the other material.

Canada just inaugurated a similar system. Passing the code test is not
an absolute requirement there, but it is worth a certain number of points
on the written test.

Suggest that in your comments!

73 de Jim, N2EY