Mike Coslo wrote in
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Alun wrote:

Mike Coslo wrote in
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Alun wrote:


The French have been waitng for some time for a government minister
to sign the rule change abolishing their code test. It was signed on
the 4th, and will take effect when published in the official journal,
probably either on the 14th or 21st of May, 2004.


Have any numbers on the impact of this Morse code abolition? The
earliest countries to dump Morse should have some numbers that reflect
the change one way or the other.

- Mike KB3EIA -




What sort of numbers? All their no-coders are licenced for HF, and we
could probably find out how many there are, but is that what you
meant? Violations of rules by no-coders? We have that number - it's
zero.

Hmm, I though it would be obvious. How many new hams are licensed
in
the countries that have eliminated the Morse code requirement

NOw that they are rid of the evil of Morse testing, one would
think
that many new hams are coming into the fold, so to speak.

- Mike KB3EIA -




All these countries had no-code licences. So now they can use modes other
than CW on HF without having to learn CW, which is finally as it should be.
Most of the true radio enthusiasts will get whatever licence they can, even
if it doesn't allow them to do what they really want.

I always used to meet people who told me they would get a licence but for
the code test. I think we could have had them in the hobby if we had
abolished code testing 20 years ago, but I think it is too late and we have
blown it. Nobody is clamouring to becme a ham anymore.