[SECC] Fwd: [cq-l] NCVEC Files FCC Petition to End Code Tests

[Lee Hiers]

No doubt that piece of human debris known as W5YI is involved....and the ARRL.

The answer to your question, Jay, is hell in a handbasket.



On 30 Jul 2003 at 16:12, Jay Pryor wrote:

> What's this world comin' to?  Jeeez!
> 
> - Jay/K4OGG
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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.
> >
> >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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Lee Hiers, AA4GA
Cornelia, Georgia