Brian Reay wrote:
That doesn't mean people won't want to use it for fun. The Longbow was
rendered obsolete 500+ years back but still has its adherents.
Don't get me wrong because I'm a Morse fan...no mic in my shack.
But they don't require testing for longbow skills when you order meat at
the butcher.
There's been anti-CW people going back to about 1930 when it had already
been declared "obsolete". And there will continue to be complaints when
any moron can obtain a licence (oh, thats already happened). That has
always been true albeit in different degrees. The ham community
screamed bloody foul when the ARRL institued "incentive" licensing. Now
they're screaming foul because there isn't "incentive" licensing.
I'm all in favor of no-code HF licensing as long as they don't hand over
the CW-only bands in the process.
In the US anyway, with the watering down of the requirements I really am
suspect of anybody still whining about having to do a couple of hours of
no-brainer study to obtain an Extra Class licence. On a skill level its
about like knowing how to cook rice.
-BM