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Until recently, the U.S. Federal Communications Commission restricted amateur radio operators with entry-level, novice-class licenses to Morse code transmission. Now, following a rule change, novices may talk around the world over sideband transmissions in the 10-meter band, communicate using FM repeaters, and patch ham radios into the telephone system-but this all means that hams have a new license exam to study for.