Thread: It was a mistake for the ITU to eliminate the CW requirement.
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Old October 10th 06, 10:13 PM posted to rec.radio.amateur.antenna,rec.radio.amateur.policy,rec.radio.scanner,rec.radio.swap
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Default It was a mistake for the ITU to eliminate the CW requirement.
On Tue, 10 Oct 2006 08:00:50 -0400, "Gerry"
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world. I am not sure the FCC should be requiring it while not testing for
the various digital modes or message handling - seems inconsistent

It's consistent with dropping requirements all around. Broadcast
stations no longer need licensed personnel on duty (that's been the
case for a few decades now), you can repair two-way radios without
being licensed and you can operate on the ham bands without having to
really pass any test.
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