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@Francis_Vaughan

There was, and it was a significant barrier to many (me included.) Generally (depending on country) you needed Morse code to be allowed to use the frequencies bellow 30MHz. Morse code can get through with very weak/noisy signals when voice has no chance, and as such was important as a safety capability. Requiring it was a great way for governments to ensure a solid capability existed. It has largely been dropped from the license requirements around the world. This parallels its phasing out in professional communications worldwide.

I thought I had remembered something about that.

Thanks for the info, Francis Vaughan and johnpost!