[SECC] Fwd: [cq-l] NCVEC Files FCC Petition to End Code Tests

[wa4tt at nlamerica.com (john vickers)]

Was 'fixen' to order a new HF rig this weekend--- Jay's message may have
just saved me a WAD ! As I've said before--- "When the last Ole CW Op is SK,
you can throw the big switch, cause ham radio is history". Too bad.
73, John WA4TT

What's this world comin' to?  Jeeez!
- Jay/K4OGG

>The National Council of Volunteer Examiner Coordinators (NCVEC), the
>umbrella group that writes the amateur radio licensing exams, today filed
>a petition with the Federal Communications Commission to eliminate Morse
>code testing for amateur radio licenses in the United States and other
>FCC-administered areas.
>