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From: Gareth Howell <sun!seismo!mcvax!idec.stc.co.uk!howellg>
Date: Fri, 13 Feb 87 09:34:16 GMT
Subject: Re: Response to News

   >
   >Date: Fri, 6 Feb 87 15:56:23 cst
   >From: lll-crg!seismo!uiucdcs!clio.las.uiuc.edu!berger (Mike Berger)
   >Subject: Fido news letter
   >
   >This is in response to your comments about an exam-free amateur radio
   >license:
   >
   >Finally, I think that complaining about the morse code requirement is
   >a cop-out.  The requirement may be obsolete and stupid, but it's
   >not insurmountable (or even difficult).  The code test for a technician


I don't think that the requirement for Morse proficiency is obsolete.
It is still the case that Morse code is used widely on the hf bands,
also we (radio amateurs that is) are often co-users of the hf bands;
sharing with emergency and point-to-point communications.  The
reasoning behind the continued existence of the Morse test, I believe,
is that it enables amateurs to understand the co-users of the band,
and therefore either avoid interference, or in the case of emergency
channels, alert the appropriate authorities. I view it in a similar
vein as the requirement that all Air Traffic Control procedures take
place in English.
 In the UK Morse is not required on VHF and UHF bands. I haven't passed
the test yet, mainly because I am sufficiently occupied with VHF and
UHF communications and haven't yet felt the need ,or had the money,
for hf equipment.
         73s Gareth
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