FCC's Morse Code R&O Announcement

Meanwhile, I'm loving the fact that it appears I'll be able to take the Element 1 at the February testing session, and hopefully pass it before it goes away. I've sure talked to a lot of NCT's who are working on code and intend to use it...

 

14 years here

That must make me SUPER unmotivated!



Or maybe I don't care about the class system and prefer just enjoying what I do at my current level.

Won't matter to you either way, so choose whichever

 

I for one am gonna do a whole lotta listning to others and learn that way along with a class or 12 to help me , whats the old saying better to be thought a fool that to open your mouth and remove all doubt !!!!! lol

 

It's official.

R&O will be in tomorrow's (24 January 2006) federal register.

scroll down to FCC

 

Any excuse is better than no excuse at all.
A lecture to the unwise is insufficient.
CU on CW. 73 Joe W4CBJ

 

Agreed. There won't be any instant upgrade here after the thing passes. I'm going to listen first and see what happens to others who make the leap first.

My 14 years of NCT isn't because I was waiting for this. I get enough out of what I have right now. I simply don't need HF at the moment. Will I check it out? Probably, slowly, after the 'effective date' but I don't expect to instant upgrade.

Eventually, probably. I'm hoping all we see on here doesn't come to pass on the bands

But who knows, I may not even think about it till well after I hit year 15. I haven't needed HF in 14 years, I don't see the need to desperately run to get it now.....

 

Count me in on that one, if time allows, I never thought they would drop the code and never planned for it. QRP is the route I planned on taking as it fits my antenna and power limitations. Though I have relented to some degree on homebrew and figured I should get a nice quality receiver so I have a benchmark/reference....
Code is cool and what the heck if you use earphones and a key you probably won't be as likely to keep other people awake at night.
So if time allows me to get up on it I would like to get the Part 1 done as a trivial badge of honor thing and add a General ticket in the process.

 

OUT WITH OLD AND IN WITH THE NEW!!! WHOO,YA!