Date:         Wed, 5 Sep 2007 11:18:34 -0700
Reply-To:     neil N <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         neil N <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Radio
Comments: To: John Meeks <vanagon@gmail.com>
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Good to know. I figured Morse would still be useful. Especially in a pinch.

Neil.


On 9/5/07, John Meeks <vanagon@gmail.com> wrote:
> On 9/5/07, neil N <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote:
>           > On 9/4/07, Sam Conant <samcvt@comcast.net> wrote:
>           > no Morse Code requirement any more
> >
> > What? They finally got rid of Morse for exam? I recall seeing that on
> > the cover of a "CQ" mag a while back.......
> >
> > Likely a touchy topic in some ways, but has Morse been deemed
> > "useless"? Or did they try to make the exam "easier"?
>
> Neil,
> I believe the intent was to make the amateur license accessible to a
> larger population. The basic written exam is not difficult, but code
> takes many hours of practice to master.
>
> Morse is certainly not useless, as it will be intelligible under
> conditions where voice will not. With the development of digital modes
> of modulating a signal, CW may have become less critical for emergency
> communications, but it is still probably the most reliable.
> --
> John Meeks
>
> Vanagon Rescue Squad
> http://www.vanagonauts.com/Vanagon_Rescue_Squad74.htm
>
> '91 Multivan, '85 GL
> Northern Michigan
> KC8ZFN
>


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