I thought that for a long while also, but they have made the tests stronger than they used to be. When I took the novice, nearly 50 years ago, I was a kid in junior high. I took the technician as well as a lark and passed it. I choked down the 13 wpm for general, and breezed through the written again. It turned me off on cw for many years. After I got over punishment licensing I read the license manual and passed the advanced to kill time while accompanying my wife to a convention. A bit over a year ago I decided to do amateur extra just for the fun of it. I actually had to study a bit, and I am now a retired EE.
CW is obsolete. Like sailing, or celestial navigation, it can be fun, but it should no longer be a litmus test for a true radio geek.
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