I thought I heard that Morse code was oficially dead last year???

Cheers MC

Maxprop wrote:

"Bobsprit" wrote in message


160M
through 10M. You'll need a general license to operate voice on 10M, and
you'll only require a southern accent, a handle, and an IQ of less than 30
to operate on 11M, the so-called Citizen's Band.

Lots of radio enthusiasts play in the SSB of 11 meter and do quite well.

The

general license is also not exactly tough...just 5 wpm for morse. 35

multiple

choice questions. Memorize the easily available question database (350
questions total) and you can't miss. Moreover, many of the questions are
giveaways.
I picked up a copy of "Now You're Talking" and it's pretty easy stuff.


Yeah, it's gotten easier over the years. I took the general under the
current rules, ie--5wpm, etc. And it wasn't all that tough. But rather
than just memorize the material, I actually learned it. Silly me.

I expect the Morse Code requirement to be deleted in the not too distant
future. Very few use it anymore, but that's unfortunate as it requires
almost no bandwidth for a bunch of simultaneous rag chewers.

Max