From: utzoo!decvax!harpo!ihnp4!ixn5c!inuxc!pur-ee!mahler
Newsgroups: net.ham-radio
Title: No Code License
Article-I.D.: pur-ee.694
Posted: Thu Nov 25 10:37:45 1982
Received: Sun Nov 28 04:19:01 1982
References: sri-unix.4334

I obtained my novice ticket within the last month, and within a couple
weeks I'll trek to Chicago for a 13 wpm code and General written exam.
I am in favor of maintaining the code elements for amateur licensing.
I don't know (yet) if I'll continue to use CW after I get my General but
it is a skill that might prove useful in the future, and currently is
a factor in maintaining a good level of ops on the low bands.  I don't
consider it any different than anything in life.  Each thing that
we do (like college,job,hobby) has a hoop, and if we want to reach the
final goal we must jump through the hoops.

--Steve Mahler, KA9OLT, Network Services Manager, Eng. Comp. Network, Purdue