On Wed, Jul 20, 2005 at 10:29:32PM -0700, EricJ wrote: > And those of us who took our 13 wpm AND 20 wpm code tests in front of a > grumpy FCC Inspector waiting for retirement instead of a collegial VE buddy > can't stand to be in the same room with ANY of you guys! > > Eric > KE6US
Bah, humbug! Many other countries ceased code testing right after the ITU dropped the requirement and I don't recall seeing much of a reaction. As an OF of 66 years (licensed for 52 of them), I don't look at this as the end of the world at all (nor do I fear the "regulation by bandwidth" proposal). CW isn't going away. At least it will no longer be looked at as a hindrance to potential hams. 73, Bob, N7XY (20wpm Extra) -- Bob Nielsen, N7XY Bainbridge Island, WA _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com