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Old July 13th 04, 12:10 AM
William
 
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(Steve Robeson K4CAP) wrote in message ...
Subject: Vanity Call fee going up in August
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Date: 7/11/2004 8:43 AM Central Standard Time
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(N2EY) wrote in message
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In article , clifto
writes:

Dee D. Flint wrote:
Doubtful that testing would be eliminated. International treaties

require
that there is proof the operators meet minimum qualifications.

They used to require Morse code. The testing requirements could be
removed just as easily as the Morse requirements were.

And arguments very similar or identical to those used against the Morse

code
exams can be used against almost all of the writtens, too.

Heck, lookat the NCVEC "Communicator" proposal...

73 de Jim, N2EY


Heck, "A Morse Code exam would be a disincentive to Morse Code use."


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