From: utzoo!decvax!genradbo!rob
Newsgroups: net.ham-radio
Title: Re: CODE FREE
Article-I.D.: genradbo.762
Posted: Mon Dec  6 14:58:46 1982
Received: Tue Dec  7 03:08:33 1982
References: alice.1255

I got my novice one year ago.  I saw a friend with a 2 meter hand-held
and was very impressed.  I wanted in.  I bought books.  A friend gave
me a copy of the W1AW schedule and lent me a receiver.  I listened.  I
copied.  I got my ticket after about 1 month of work.  It has now been
a year, and I thought the code would be the hangup for the tech lisence.
It was easier learning the code, than the theory.  I vote for keeping
the code requirement in.  I do think it is a worthwhile sifter.
	Rob  Wood
	KA1GNG