Feb 23rd The FCC did away with the requirements for all ham radio to include Morse code. I know in the ham community this is a problem especially with older hams that have earned 20 WPM code speeds....what you all think I personally am happy Code was dropped and anyone who says now ham will become CB has never seen hams police hams!
2007-03-04 06:39:12 · 7 answers · asked by maweiler29 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
I don't know if I'm happy or not, the problem is there just weren't enough new ham operators willing to learn code, and the FCC had to do something.
CW has its place, and one of these days I'll get my code up to speed.
2007-03-04 06:41:57 · answer #1 · answered by partygrl319 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wow! fantastic news.
Oh, wait. I might get a violation since that is a comment rather than an answer (no kidding - I got one for answering a question with a request for clarification - of course, it was something in politics, and I must have offended someone who was servicing the Billarys). Let me reword my answer...
No, I did not know that. What an interesting piece of news. I will look into it further. Thank you for publicizing this important news item which has somehow escaped BigMedia's mention.
2007-03-04 14:52:35 · answer #2 · answered by mourning my dad 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We all know that competent hams are "know code" hams, the others are "no code" hams.
2013-08-25 13:11:12 · answer #3 · answered by daSVgrouch 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. There are computer programs that decode and encode morse code that even people who know it use.
2007-03-04 15:55:37 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You are a HAM... Get a LIFE
2007-03-04 14:51:21 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Gosh, I didn't know that!
2007-03-04 14:41:28 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's great news... thanks!
2007-03-04 14:42:01 · answer #7 · answered by love_2b_curious 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋