On 11/12/2018 5:54 AM, pltrgyst wrote:

> On 11/11/2018 4:53 PM, notbob wrote:

>> Studyin' fer my ARRL Technician licence (plus CW)....

> Does ARRL administer the tests now, instead of the FCC?

Not sure. ARRL does almost everything, now. They're like the NRA of
Amateur Radio (jes want yer $$). I belong to neither one.

> What does the "plus CW" mean? Tech used to require 5 wpm cw, but I'm out
> of touch these days...

Last time I thought about it, they changed it, but I wouldn't feel right
about getting my license w/o knowing morse code.

> -- Larry (WA2QCM, general, since 1959)

Good on ya' mate. I'm jes doing it cuz I'm retired, old, and bored.

I was reading something jes yesterday about how 2 meters is already
going the way of CB. IOW, rogue practitioners w/o licenses. 8|

nb