> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Morse Code is no longer a requirement for a > license - true statement.
The FCC justified their decision in part based on their determination that it was no longer valuable enough to require. > Morse Code practice transmissions are "absurd" - your personal > opinion. No, absurd in the face of the FCC's decision. > It sounds like you want to force your opinion on those of us who > still use or want to improve our skills in Morse Code. I made no statement of opinion re. the code, I happen to be a 20WPM Extra. BTW: Ad hominem attacks are silly. Using and improving CW skills requires no ARRL broadcasts -- there are hundreds of CW QSOs to copy every day -- from regular Hams across the HF spectrum. -- Thanks! & 73, doc, KD4E ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Projects: http://ham-macguyver.bibleseven.com Personal: http://bibleseven.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~