On Sun, 01 Feb 2004 21:39:19 GMT, "Dee D. Flint"
wrote:


"Old School" wrote in message
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On 01 Feb 2004 20:59:58 GMT, (WA8ULX) wrote:

Actually it is highly unlikely that it will go through as proposed. The
FCC
will consider this petition along with the 14 others and probably come
up
with something entirely different if history is any indicator.

Dee D. Flint, N8UZE

Dee you are correct. One thing that will probably not make it is FREE
Handouts
for Techs to General

How is it FREE if everyone still has to study and pay for it? Are you
this dumb?

The ARRL has proposed an automatic upgrade from Tech to General with no
additional testing and no submission of forms. i.e. The FCC would simply
make a few keystrokes in the database to accomplish this. Since it requires
no effort, no test, no submittal of forms and no fee on the part of the
Technician, I'd say that qualifies as a free handout for the Technicians.
However, the FCC's history so far demonstrates that they will not go for
automatic upgrades so that part of the proposal has a high probability of
getting dumped.

Dee D. Flint, N8UZE

If that is so, then how would the FCC handle streamlining the
licensing. It is the FCC that wants this. The ARRL is the body that
has thrown in the NO-CODE. Everyone is putting this onto the techs,
what about the Advanced Licensees that will have a free hand out (in
your words) to extra? No one is bitching at them!!! Its all comes down
to the CODE either way you look at it.