'No Morse Code Requirement for Amateur Radio License', FCC
Posted By: Anupam Jolly | Dec 18 2006
Still if you go around the world to find some people who are well-versed with Morse Code you will find not one but millions.
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Despite this fact the FCC has finally dropped the requirement of the language for an amateur radio license.
Up until now you had to have a speed of around 5 words per minute in writing the code if your dream was to become a ham radio operator.
However, this decision of the FCC makes American radio operators stand in the line with Europeans and Canadians who have abandoned the requirement since 2003.
Via: engadget
