[Fists] ARRL Pacific Div. CW Survey Results

Sun, 1 Feb 2004 09:30:52 -0500

I was surprised that no one mentioned the removal of code requirements from 
international treaties as a reason to remove the code requirement from the 
F.F.C.'s requirements for operating privileges.
For me, once the treaties removed the requirement, and other countries have 
now removed the requirement in their FCC equivalents, I changed my mind and 
think the F.C.C. should remove the requirement.
I do enjoy C.W. and I do not want the band allocations to go away for C.W. 
and digital modes. I do advocate people to learn C.W. and I would continue 
to encourage new hams to learn it, even if it were not a requirement for 
licensing. I have conducted a weekly two meter FM repeater mores code net 
since April of 1997 and have helped many in the central Ohio area learn and 
practice their code. I don't plan on stopping this net any time soon.

Carl Deaver
AA8YY
Fist#2500

-----Original Message-----
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Sent:	Monday, January 26, 2004 9:13 PM
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I found this argument by the no-coders particularly amusing:
"o CW is the only operating mode with a specific test requirement."
Yes! Exactly! ;^)
73,

Casey, KS7J

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	Behalf Of Jim Reid
Sent:	Sunday, January 25, 2004 3:45 PM
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The following came out today from the Director of the Pacific Division, 
 Bob Vallio, W6RGG.