[Qcwa] CW requirement

[Jeffrey D Angus]

Jim Wilhite wrote:

>but feel the Extra Class should require a broader knowledge base
>including CW ability, which is a viable method of communication
>that our entire history is based upon.
>
Well, then shouldn't there be testing for knowledge and/or proficiency 
of spark and
other things that are "part of our heritage"?

Ya know, it's funny. I was reading  _50 years of the ARRL_  the past few 
days. And
in in the 50's people were bitching about appliance operators. Oh, and I 
might add,
the relevancy of morse code. There was talk about "I wish the ARRL would 
stop
trying to force SSB down our throats." And a great wailing and gnashing 
of teeth
because Collins dropped their AM transmitter line. Go figure. I guess 
part of the
tradition of amateur radio is being a Luddite.

Jeff

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