On Fri, May 21, 2010 7:41 am, Aaron Toponce wrote: > It's a shame the US removed the CW requirement for the general license, > because its very own military still uses it through heliograph and other > means quite regularly.
Just to be clear: There is no CW requirement anymore at all, even for Extra class. I'm of mixed feelings on them having removed it. I think a higher barrier to entry is kind of a good thing... but at the same time, it meant I didn't have to polish up my (non-existent) CW skill. The reason it was removed was that the international treaty governing amateur radio dropped the requirement, so the FCC decided they would drop it as well. -- Matthew Walker HAM Call Sign: KF7JLF Kydance Hosting & Consulting, Inc. - http://www.kydance.net/ PHP, Perl, and Web Development - Linux Server Administration /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
