On Sun, 17 Aug 2003 04:07:28 -0400, Bob Brock
wrote:

On Sun, 17 Aug 2003 07:51:40 GMT, erniegalts
wrote:

On Sun, 17 Aug 2003 06:54:36 GMT, Hagbard Celine
wrote:

Bob Brock wrote:

General Class license still requires a Morse Code test. Morse has not
been "wiped." It has however, been lowered for the two higher class
licenses from 13 and 20 wpm to 5 wpm for both licenses. Morse is not
required for the Technician license which give full priviliges on
VHF/UHF.

So, once again ernie, you are wrong.

Not required here for some years now, at least for what you are
calling a "Technician license" which covers 2 metres and is useful for
communication in that band.

Are you going to call me wrong on this issue???

Please advise.

Which issue do you want me to call you wrong on ernie? The first
piece of inaccurate information that you posted of this metamorphisis
of it?

On your initial statement, yes you were wrong. In case you forgot
this was your initial statement...

"Not difficult to get an amateur license these days now that the code
requirement has been wiped. Anyone who knows a bit about radio should
be able to study the regs and pass an exam allowing VHF operation on 2
metres, and the "general class" [ or "full call" ] exam is not that
much harder."


Don't know the siatuation there, Brock, but the requirement has been
wiped here

Wireless Institute of Australia - WIA Victoria

Morse code watch
updated July 10 2003


Morse code requirement ends - Morse code watch closes
It is official! The ITU at the World Radiocommunications Conference
has removed Morse code as a mandatory requirement for amateur licences
below 30MHz - effective 5 July, 2003.

Radio administrations around the world that previously supported the
removal of the code requirement are now moving towards implementing
the ITU decision.

Demonstration of code proficiency is no longer an internationally
required qualification for an amateur licence though a radio
administration may still require it.

Some radio administrations are expected to take virtually no time to
end code tests, or maybe a few months, while the bureaucratic
processes elsewhere may take longer.

More at:
http://www.wiavic.org.au/mcw/

erniegalts