Reduce max legal power on any transmission over 500Hz
wide to 150 watts. Just my opinion...
Gary - WB4SQ
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jahnke, Bart, W9JJ" <w9jj@arrl.org>
> To: <usve@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Thursday, July 31, 2003 10:46 AM
> Subject: RE: [usve] Petition to eliminate Morse code
>
>
> > Norman,
> >
> > Thanks for writing.
> >
> > I was at this meeting in Gettysburg last week
> where the 12 VECs present
> discussed the future of the Morse code examination
> requirement (not the
> future of the use of Morse code) to gain access to
> frequencies below 30-MHz.
> When the time came for a vote, I abstained--as ARRL
> has yet to develop a
> position on this issue post WRC03. The Petition
> filed yesterday includes an
> ARRL disclaimer. ARRL has for several years been on
> record in support of
> the code examination requirement.
> >
> > Per
> http://www.arrl.org/news/stories/2003/07/23/2/?nc=1
> be sure to let
> your ARRL Director know what you think on this
> issue.
> >
> > As always, ARRL (and us at the ARRL VEC)
> appreciates the ongoing generous
> support we have from our accredited volunteer
> examiners and our members.
> >
> > 73,
> >
> > Bart J. Jahnke, W9JJ
> > Manager
> > ARRL VEC
> >
> > vec@arrl.org
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Norman Young [mailto:normany@mindspring.com]
> > Sent: Thursday, July 31, 2003 11:23 AM
> > To: usve@yahoogroups.com
> > Subject: Re: [usve] Petition to eliminate Morse
> code
> >
> >
> > Was this petition supported by the ARRL VEC?
> >
> > The NCVEC may not be required to seek amateur or
> VE input before filing a
> petition, but it seems to me that the ARRL VEC is
> absolutely obligated to
> get ARRL approval before signing on to it as an
> NCVEC member. So, while I
> have all the respect in the world for work that the
> ARRL VEC does, I want to
> know (1) whether they supported this petition, (2)
> whether they consulted
> with the ARRL leadership about it beforehand, and
> (3) why they did not
> inform VE's and the ARRL membership of this move
> before the filing whether
> they supported it or not.
> >
> > Bart, I know you and your crew read this
> reflector, and this is not meant
> to be a personal attack on you or anybody else in
> the VEC office. However,
> as an ARRL member and ARRL VE, I would very much
> like to know what role - if
> any - the ARRL VEC played in this petition.
> >
> > For the record, I do not have a strong opinion on
> the code issue one way
> or the other. I *do* have a strong opinion on ARRL
> action on such a broad
> policy matter as this without consulting the
> membership!
> >
> > Norman
>
>
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