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From: "Dave Sergeant" <dsergeant@connectfree.co.uk>
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Subject: LF: Re: FWD: What is going on here ?
Date: Sat, 6 Oct 2001 10:21:10 +0100
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>From Dave G3YMC

HighGain wrote: Here is hoping that I pass the 5 word a minute Morse test. I shall
find it very easy as I was preparing for the 12 wpm test

I was slightly puzzled why the foundation licence included 136, though I guess they
had to do so if they were allowing full access without a full morse test.  CW is
effectively the only mode used on 136, apart from occasional psk and similar tests.
You still need to read the morse off your computer screen if you use QRSS...  I
suspect even 5wpm is pretty useless on the band for real QSOs.

The foundation class licence is presumably for those wishing to use ssb and rtty/psk
on hf without the morse requirement.  SSB on 136 is out of the question because of
the band width (though I know slow voice has been tried...).

I look forward to a QSO with Roy in the future when he gets on the band - normal CW
only of course.

My activity on the band is sadly greatly restricted by my local TV qrm at the moment.

73s Dave G3YMC
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