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> From the CQ Newsroom:
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>The National Council of Volunteer Examiner Coordinators (NCVEC), the
>umbrella group that writes the amateur radio licensing exams, today filed
>a petition with the Federal Communications Commission to eliminate Morse
>code testing for amateur radio licenses in the United States and other
>FCC-administered areas.
>
>Citing the decision by the 2003 World Radiocommunication Conference to
>make Morse testing optional on a country-by-country basis, the NCVEC noted
>that the United Kingdom and Switzerland had already acted to end Morse
>examinations; stated that the Morse exam continues to be a barrier to
>"otherwise qualified individuals" who want to become hams; that it is a
>burden to applicants and examiners alike, and that code proficiency should
>not be used to determine who may operate voice. It asked for the immediate
>elimination of the Element 1 (code) exam requirement for any class of
>amateur license.
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>The NCVEC petition also calls for the FCC to grant Novice HF privileges to
>current Technician Class licensees.
>
>The FCC has not yet given the proposal a rulemaking number, so it is not
>yet possible to file comments. We will keep you posted when this occurs.
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