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Of course it will still be important, especially when conditions are very very bad. But they just decided it's not the only centerpiece any more. :wink:

The most likely reason the FCC did this is that basically the rest of the world (the ITU anyway) has discontinued (officially) the use of the morse code. The USA ham radio operators were about the only people left for whom it was required. I do not beieve it is a requirement for military or the...

I just took the general test.. 'pah!' is all I can say. but it's easy for me because.. by the same token, I would not go pulling the engine apart on the deuce! Test Complete The elapsed time was: 11 minutes and 32 seconds. You have passed the test with a score of 80.0 percent. Click here to...

QRZ.com has practice tests. look on the left side of the page, and scroll down to the section on practice tests. First master the "Technician" test for the VHF (RT524, PRC-77, PRC-25, RT246, RT68, PRC-68 etc) frequencies if you do not have a license. Then the "General" test for the HF...

yep.. was bound to happen. For some drama and amusement, check out QRZ.com and look at the forum: QRZ Forum » QRZ News » Ham Radio News » Morse Code Eliminated by FCC and you can see a whole bunch of pompous poobahs and drama llamas moaning and whining about how this will destroy the hobby...