DS>Eric...   
      
   DS> EH@> I don't understand why someone would be against the no-code test. I wa   
   DS> EH@> a no code tech, and then I passed my General, but could not get passed   
   DS> EH@> the code part, so I stayed a no-code tech until the requirement for th   
   DS> EH@> code was dropped. I re-tested and passed (again), and now I am studyin   
   DS> EH@> for my Extra class. Would you rather let the hobby languish and   
   DS> EH@> disappear than be invigorated with new hams? besides, most new hams I   
   DS> EH@> have heard on the air, are much more appreciative of the privileges   
   DS> EH@> that the so called 'original' hams.   
      
   DS>  People are learning the Morse Code now because they WANT to...NOT because   
   DS>they HAVE to. I understand in the weeks surrounding the removal of the CW   
   DS>requirement for U.S. Ham Radio Licenses, Vibroplex couldn't keep up with the   
   DS>demand for CW keyers.   
      
   I have my Fathers(SK N7EDZ) Vibroplex Classic Chrome Plated key NO 43094   
   Btu it looks like i will never be able to use it.   
      
   Tom   
   KD6JXR   
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