And homebrewed. During the late sixties and even into the early
seventies, many ops were running rigs homebrewed in the fifties.
Yup although I never knew any in the late 60's, other than amps. I had a
home brewed 6146 x2 and built a power supply for it from the '70 ARRL
handbook as it was just the rf deck.
I had a friend, also now a ham since '70, who had a home built amp with 4
572b's and a 4kv pwr supply. Gee, that was fun to run into a 5 element Cb
Longjohn!! He had a set of Drake twins back then to drive it.

Congrats.
.....Thanks
I am in support of all CB ops who want to

become hams unlike many others.


Many? Name two, just two of the "many" you purport do not support cb ops
who have expressed a desire to get licensed. You're full of biased ****.
Of course, you could always prove me wrong by illustrating two of the
farcical "many" you claim do not support cb'ers seeking to get licensed.

.....You are the one full of ****! Go to QRZ.com and check out the many
threads regarding issues related to this and see what you think!! I am only
too aware of all the orthodox hams out there!

Soon the code will be dropped and it will be

easy to get a license.


It's easy to get a license now.

....Compared to when I got my (had them all) licenses it sure as hell is!!
Try taking them in an FCC office when you know the engineer in charge has
had complaints in the past about you bootlegging on CB!

GOOD! The more hams the better!

Being of the mindset that code prevents
cb'ers from getting licensed is your right, but it's not correct and
serves only to illustrate your own difficulty and prejudices concerning
cw.
Now, about this "many" of which you speak....
....Trust me I can copy quite well. Contest speed is about 30 wpm, chit chat
is about 20-23 wpm. I prefer to use CW for working DX or contests, but not
so much for chit chat Q's. I am not by any means anti-cw. I just do not
think proficiency in it suggests you will be sort of a "squared away ham".
Nor do I think CW will die away. I do not find it to be either a reliable or
valid indicator of overall proficiency in ham radio. Perhaps you think it
would be best to have a typing test as an element for ham tests? No? Why
not? RTTY, various digital modes such as PSK-31, all require typing to some
degree. Hell! If you can't type you are gonna have a hard time competing in
contests (should you desire to)! You pretty much have to be able to type
well to log maybe 1000 Q's in a weekend contest into a logging program. It
is not that Morse prevents CB'ers from becoming hams! Myself and several
friends are sufficient proof of that! It is clearly the mindset of the
learner that prevents them learning it and geetting a license! That is not
the issue to me. My opinion is that there are more important things to know
than Morse to get started in ham radio. "Many" only means a large number,
numerous as defined by Mr. Webster. Pretty subjective definition don't you
think?? It doesn't mean most or an overwhelming number, or even 51 percent,
just "a lot". CUL in KW alley! _._