Return-Path: Received: (qmail 11895 invoked from network); 5 Oct 2001 16:59:30 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO warrior-inbound.services.quay.plus.net) (212.159.14.227) by excalibur.plus.net with SMTP; 5 Oct 2001 16:59:30 -0000 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal Received: (qmail 27828 invoked from network); 5 Oct 2001 16:57:19 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO post.thorcom.com) (212.172.148.70) by warrior with SMTP; 5 Oct 2001 16:57:19 -0000 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 3.16 #2) id 15pYAm-0002aa-00 for rsgb_lf_group-outgoing@blacksheep.org; Fri, 05 Oct 2001 17:50:04 +0100 Received: from hestia.herts.ac.uk ([147.197.200.9]) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 3.16 #2) id 15pYAl-0002aV-00 for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Fri, 05 Oct 2001 17:50:04 +0100 Received: from gemini ([147.197.200.44] helo=gemini.herts.ac.uk) by hestia.herts.ac.uk with esmtp (Exim 3.22 #1) id 15pYA6-0007Ma-00 for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Fri, 05 Oct 2001 17:49:22 +0100 Received: from [147.197.232.252] (helo=mj9ar) by gemini.herts.ac.uk with smtp (Exim 3.22 #2) id 15pYA6-0003py-00 for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Fri, 05 Oct 2001 17:49:22 +0100 From: "James Moritz" Organization: University of Hertfordshire To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org Date: Fri, 5 Oct 2001 17:52:21 +0000 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/enriched; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Subject: LF: Re: Morse on 136k X-Mailer: Pegasus Mail for Win32 (v3.11) Message-ID: Precedence: bulk Reply-To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org X-Listname: rsgb_lf_group Sender: Dear LF Group,

G3KEV wrote:
"..... It is surprising how a class A operator ..... could forget the code because in those days it was mandatory to use morse for the first year before being permitted to use phone. Was there a special A class licence that did not need the morse code test !!!!!!!! Etc., etc., etc."

Well, maybe not then - but interestingly, I note from the schedule for the new "Foundation" M2xxx licence on the RSGB web site, that holders of the Foundation licence will be allowed to run the full 1W ERP on 136kHz. So now it's official - you don't need to pass the morse test to operate on LF...

Cheers, Jim Moritz
73 de M0BMU