No more Morse Code test for Amateur Radio licenses
Wow, it seems the FCC has finally removed the Morse Code test requirement for Tech Plus, General, and Amateur Extra license classes. So there’s really no reason not to go for Amateur Extra, I suppose.
It always struck me as odd that you had to pass a Morse code proficiency test in order to operate on the HF bands, even if you weren’t going to be doing Morse code (aka ‘CW’) communications. Then again, it also struck me as odd that anyone bothers using HF spectrum at all, but that’s a post for another day.
I almost want to peek at the ARRL forums and take an inventory of the bearded kurmudgeons lamenting the demise of ham radio now that Morse Code is giving way to new-fangled modes like voice. Almost.
UPDATE: Ok, I couldn’t help it. The slashdot post is alive with the usual menagerie of troll-like life forms, some of which are even not bearded.