[Milsurplus] Fw: GB> Morse Code Requirement Eliminated

[Military1944 at aol.com]

In a message dated 16/12/2006 09:56:32 GMT Standard Time,  kargo_cult at msn.com 
writes:

You  folks saw this, right?
It has to be good for the hobby, i think.  
Including our subculture.
More green machines on the air; and maybe  more room to air them,
too.
via: hue  miller
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> Wow!  Didn't even know they were looking at  this  right now.
> 
> http://www.fcc.gov/
> 
>  12/15/06
> FCC Modifies Amateur Radio Service Rules, Eliminating Morse  Code Exam
> Requirements and Addressing ARRL Petition for  Reconsideration.



Well in GB, not only has the code, or Morse, been eliminated we also  
eliminated all need to actually know anything about, well, anything. We now have  
operators who even on the CB bands would have been 'lids' so in this wonderful  
backwater of humanity its now trice difficult to get a conversation on any  
topic. 
 
The usual trend is to have to call CQ for about 4 times, then, after a  
lengthy pregnant pause, some Class B who never made the grade or one of the  'new' 
tickets gives you a call and then has the gaul to tell you he felt sorry  for 
you, hearing as he did all your CQ's, he thought he'd do you the great  favour 
of giving you a call to tell you your signal was 'getting out' !   Having 
quoted his name rank and serial number of the plastic radio he bids you  goodbye. 
What was stopping him calling after the first CQ ?
 
Then we have those who, until recently, were unable to use the world of hf,  
restricted as they were to the inter town bands of vhf fm 19 inch whips and  
repeater qso's, but who are now, in the space of  a parsec, authorities on  hf, 
ex military sets, AM, aerials, 'Operating procedure' and just about  
everything. Move over Mr Hawkins. 
 
So, good for the hobby ? I have yet to see how save for the commercial  
interest in Japan and the UK taxman.  More 'operators', more plastic  Japanese rigs 
sold, more VAT paid, QED.  
 
Ben G4BXD   (Yo oh oh etc etc..)
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