[SixClub] CW SK

[mikea]

On Sat, Dec 16, 2006 at 03:16:28PM -0500, Gary  - N3JPU wrote:
> A lot of doom and gloom is being expressed about this and how it will
> destroy the bands by saying that code kept out the riff raff. But in my
> observations 6M ops by far are some of the best ops going, even though there
> are lots of Techs on this band. I think some of the "seasoned" HF ops should
> look at some of the newer 6M ops to see how things should be done!
> 
> Personally I don't think they should of dropped the code, or at the very
> least kept it for Extra.

And I agree with that. Achieving the "Amateur Extra Class" should (IMHO,
anyway) require something more than just passing a tougher written test.
Certainly Element 4 was nowhere near as difficult as the written test for
my Second Class Phone license, way back in 1964. Your Mileage May Vary, and
that's OK: we don't have to agree on everything.

I just got word from William.Cross at fcc.gov that the effective date on this
R&O is the standard "30 days after publication in the Federal Register".

-- 
Mike Andrews, W5EGO
mikea at mikea.ath.cx
Tired old sysadmin