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FCC Proposes Abolishing Morse Code Requirement

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the removing-road-blocks dept.

TaxSlave writes "According to this ARRL article, the Federal Communications Commission has finally decided which path it wants to take with the Morse Code requirement for an amateur radio license. International requirements for Morse Code were done away with some time back, and several countries quickly abolished the requirement. Now, the FCC has proposed doing the same thing. Next step, months of comments, discussion, and navel-gazing."

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  1. Re:well... by Eudaemonic+Pie · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Grumling... dead on the comments. "Back in my day, we had to learn morse code using two nails, a stick and a battery made from a pickle! And we liked it!" p.s. My openbsd box is named 'linksys' just to add some surrealism to the lives of those looking for a free ride.