[BC] No-code Amateur license

[Jerry Mathis]

Does ANYONE use Morse code for anything anymore? We have far more efficient 
means of communications now. Aside from making someone PROVE they are 
interested enough in obtaining an Amateur license to learn it, what value is 
it?



Jerry Mathis
Clear Channel Radio, Tupelo & Meridian MS




>From: "CBoone" <CBoone at earthlink.net>
>Reply-To: Broadcast Radio Mailing List <broadcast at radiolists.net>
>To: "'Broadcast Radio Mailing List'" <broadcast at radiolists.net>
>Subject: RE: [BC] No-code Amateur license
>Date: Sat, 23 Jul 2005 20:14:27 -0500
>
>I would say there goes the neighborhood but the code hasn't stopped CB type
>operators from getting Extra licenses...
>And they DON'T know a thing! (one tried to argue with me that cutting an
>antenna for min SWR was better than matching the antenna at its resonant
>freq!!!)
>IF the FCC would quit publishing the answers in the study guides, it would
>help....(remember the Second Class test guides?) but giving them everything
>needed to pass the test does NOTHING...
>
>Chris
>WB5ITT
>(since Feb 1973; Advanced Class since 1974)
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: broadcast-bounces at radiolists.net
> > [mailto:broadcast-bounces at radiolists.net] On Behalf Of Tom Taggart
> > Sent: Saturday, July 23, 2005 7:35 PM
> > To: broadcast at radiolists.net
> > Subject: [BC] No-code Amateur license
> >
> > Either everyone has seen this or everyone has missed this.
> >
> > Commission released notice of proposed rulemaking last week
> > (Wednesday's dailey digest, very last item) regarding
> > amendment of Amateur rules.
> >
> > Proposes to remove the code requirement for all amateur
> > classes, but does not make any other changes.
> >
>
>
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