"Alex Flinsch" wrote in message
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In article , N2EY wrote:
RM-10867 - ARRL, 18 March 2004
http://gullfoss2.fcc.gov/prod/ecfs/r...f=pdf&id_docum
ent=6516083735
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RM-10870 - NCVEC, 3 March 2004
http://gullfoss2.fcc.gov/prod/ecfs/r...f=pdf&id_docum
ent=6516082208
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RM-10868 - AG4RQ, 18 March 2004
http://gullfoss2.fcc.gov/prod/ecfs/r...f=pdf&id_docum
ent=6515783299
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Actually they assigned numbers to 4 petitions, you missed this one
RM-10869 - K4SX 18 September 2003
http://gullfoss2.fcc.gov/prod/ecfs/r...pdf&id_documen
t=6515285430
Brief summary follows --
RM-10867 ARRL Petition
Auto upgrade Technician and Novice to General
Wrong. The auto upgrade is Tech only to General.
Novice stays as Novice.
Auto upgrade Advanced to Extra
Create a new no-code beginner class with limited HF priveleges
Which is what the existing Novices go to.
Drop code requirements for General
Retain 5 WPM code for Extra
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RM-10868 AG4RQ Petition
Merge Novice and Technician classes keeping priveleges of both
Upgrade Advanced to Extra
Retain 5 WPM code for General and Extra
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RM-10869 K4SX Petition
Retains no-code Technician as is
Retains 5 WPM General
Not likly.
Increases Extra class to 13 WPM
Never happen
no mention of Novice or Advanced class elimination
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RM-10870 NCVEC Petition
Essentially the same as the ARRL petition, but removes the code
requirement
for Extras also.
Also includes a "commercial only" transmitter rule for
Communicator (Novice)
Also includes power limit for Communicator/Novice
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FWIW, I think the best possible result would be a combination of the ARRL
and AG4RQ versions -- merge Novice and Technician classes and priveleges.
Drop the code for General. Upgrade Advanced to Extra, and keep 5 WPM for
Extra.
I expect to see the ARRL petition win out, but they'll
lose on keeping any code. The code war was lost and
so noted in 98-143 R&O (6 years ago). Nothing
has changed, nor has there been any new arguments
that have been made to retain code testing at all.
Cheers,
Bill K2UNK