On Wed, 27 Dec 2006, Caveat Lector wrote:

Nah not really - CW is live and well -- just check the CW portion of the
bands.
Remember lots of Hams don't speak each others language - but with CW and
Q-Signals they can communicate the essentials

Also thousands of Hams are active during CW contests making hundreds and
thousands of contacts

You really meant the requirement to pass a CW test to obtain a license is
being phased out

This by no means will eliminate CW as a mode of Ham operation.

Dit Dit -- CL


"Joseph Fenn" wrote in message
va.net...
Just got word on the BBC last nite that CW is now non exitant
in the US amaterur system. For info BBC takes over from PRI at
1000z each night except Sat/Sun at 1000Z and their second item
they cent CQ CQ CQ several times then notified the world that
CW is no longer allowed on the American Amateur bands at all.
Listen in low end of the FM radio band and its the 2nd stn
from the bottom which is (public radio) but changes to BBC at exactly
1000z and carries them every night except
Sat and Sun.
Joe KH6JF

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If what you say is true then why would the BBC bcst that sample of
CQ CQ CQ in cw and then announce that cw is no longer avilable
to US hams ????
Joe