Danny, Yes, I have always thought that was a strange statement, too!
My experience would cause me to write something more like: "...eliminates an unnecessary regulatory burden that keeps many otherwise technically well qualified individuals from enjoying the benefits of Amateur Radio." After all, the technical written exam is identical. Plus the day the announcement came out 6 highly qualified engineers at work decided they will now take the examination and get their licenses. It is something they had wanted to do long before college, but the Morse Code requirement kept them away. Besides, wouldn't we all rather be codeless than be clueless as are those Extra Class jerks on 80M??? (HI) 73, John K8OCL ----Original Message Follows---- From: "Danny Douglas" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: [email protected] To: <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [digitalradio] US Hams Codeless Feb 23 Date: Fri, 19 Jan 2007 20:19:08 -0500 "This change eliminates an unnecessary regulatory burden that may discourage current Amateur Radio operators from advancing their skills and participating more fully in the benefits of Amateur Radio," the FCC remarked in the Morse code R&O. B A L O N E Y SK Danny Douglas N7DC ex WN5QMX ET2US WA5UKR ET3USA SV0WPP VS6DD N7DC/YV5 G5CTB all DX 2-6 years each . QSL LOTW-buro- direct As courtesy I upload to eQSL but if you use that - also pls upload to LOTW or hard card. moderator [EMAIL PROTECTED] moderator http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DXandTalk ----- Original Message ----- From: "Radioguy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, January 19, 2007 6:07 PM Subject: [digitalradio] US Hams Codeless Feb 23 > > > Codeless Amateur Radio Testing Regime Appears Set to Begin February 23 > >
