And in all likelihood, the Morse code testing will be going away in the near
future in the US (it has already been dropped in some other countries) since
the international treaty requirement for 5 wpm to access HF no longer
exists. I just got the General license guide at Radio Shack on closeout for
$0.97 last night...the question pool it covers is in effect until June 2004.

- Doug


"Jack" wrote in message
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On Sun, 03 Aug 2003 04:51:05 GMT,
(Current_gothic) wrote:

no i wish i did know morse thought be kinda cool
didint know there was a contest ahst cool to know
thanks


Why not become a Ham radio operator? It's easier than ever! Its also
a perfect companion hobby to SWL/DX'ing.

There should be a Ham radio club near you. Most offer Code classes as
well as Ham radio license classes. It's not all that hard to get to 5
WPM, which is all that is required for the CW element of all Ham
license classes. Also check Radio Shack for code lesson tapes and
License Guides.

73

Jack