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November 5th 04, 01:27 AM

In article ,
(William) writes:

It is a sad state of affairs the the organization that specifies a
Morse Code Exam cannot define Morse Code. Usurpers of regulatory
authority took it upon themselves up the reduced 5 WPM rate to a
healthy 13-15 WPM rate in defiance of Part 97.

Well, in all honesty, the FCC does have a definition of it, but not an
exact one. They still reference an out-of-date (and no longer existing)
CCITT document and do not specifically state a word rate. Considering
all the technical things the FCC does, definitely, define and describe,
it is a wonder that they are so lax on International Morse Code.

We've both seen the numerous rationalizations of the "Farnsworth"
spacing but nobody, and I mean NOBODY, has seen that specifically
stated in any official version of Part 97, Title 47 C.F.R. (which is
published every two years in October by the Government Printing
Office and made available for free at the GPO website).

What we got is an "interpretation" by the FCC that Farnsworth spacing
"is okay for VECs to use in testing." Not in any Part 97 and never even
left the Commission (except to the supreme court of the league).

Not to worry. With the re-election of the Administration there will be
"four more years" of the same "attention" to amateur radio affairs as
has been for the last 3 1/2 years, the same Commissioner in Chief,
and full speed (with lots of champagne) to BPL.

Lots of "incentive" to attract more newcomers into hamme raddio.
All that and those warm-hearted ghouls of the PCTA dissing and
cussing all those not wanting to emulate or recreate olde-tyme
radio.

Tsk. All those "professionals" in law-making and fund-raising and
membership-organization-running... :-)