[Fists] Agree w/ K0HB

[kiyoinc at attglobal.net]

I'd been thinking that certificates, awards, contests, websites, and 
maybe even non-official VEC proctored, 5, 13, and 20 WPM exams could 
exist in parallel with the FCC's licenses.

Hans has convinced me that there really isn't a compelling reason for it.

While it might be worth doing, what will promote CW is simply folks 
using CW, enjoying it, and passing on the fun.

I don't operate that much.  I mostly work on small radio projects, 
repairing and cleaning boatanchors, building QRP transmitters.

A couple times a month, I listen to HF, mostly CW to keep my code speed 
up.  I like listening to the Spartan Sprint because there's a wide range 
of speeds and little signals.

There's not much challenge to listening to 75 meter LSB but 7040 CW, 
that's fun.

I think there will always be CW and in fact this ruling change will set 
CW free.   No one is forced to learn Morse but then, no one is forced to 
learn to fly, sail, ski, run marathons, bicycle, swim, when it is so 
much easier to just sit there and be a lump.

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