Emergency communications where the power lines are dead and the repeaters are down. I've been in a few of those situations and the saving grace was battery powered rigs and CW. > Are there any novel and compelling reasons for keeping the code test? -- 73 de Thomas M. Beaudry K8LA / YS1ZTM ARS # 1566 ARRL Life member FPQRP # 1005 NAQCC # 0223 K2 # 3422