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Leo wrote:
On 14 Oct 2005 12:39:50 -0700, wrote:
From: on Oct 14, 9:20 am
Bill Sohl wrote:
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Not only that, but NOT ONE of those 2558 filings
was done by James Miccolis!
That is odd indeed - I would have thought
that Jim would have been one
of the first to state his concerns to the FCC regarding the
elimination of Morse testing - considering that this is the
last opportunity to do so before the final ruling.
Do you think it will make any difference, Leo?
Do you think there's any
chance FCC will retain Element 1?
Will multiple comment filings make any difference?
Besides, a good comment takes time to write. Why hurry,
if it's so important?
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I think FCC will just drop Element 1.
Sure, I'll file comments. So will
plenty of others. But the stage is set
for FCC to just drop Element 1.
Here's why:
1) Back in 1990, FCC created medical
waivers because Papa Bush wanted
to do a now-dead King a favor. In the
R&O, FCC said that they could not
waiver 5 wpm because of the treaty - and
only because of the treaty.
2) Back in 2000, FCC dumped all but 5 wpm
code, again citing the treaty.
3) Now the treaty's gone. End of story.
Actually you bring out a good point. IF (big if again)
the FCC considered keeping the 5 wpm even if only for
Extra, then the waivers would be needed again
because without a treaty requirement for
the 5 wpm test, there's no reason waivers shouldn't
be available.
(SNIP)
CHEERS AND THANKS,
Bill K2UNK