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[email protected] · November 3rd 06, 12:00 AM posted to rec.radio.amateur.policy

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Half of all USA licensed amateurs are licensed under a Code-Free
license.
You mean the Technician? If so, they are a considerable amount less
than half.
40% is more like it.
49.5% according to your very own postings.
You are mistaken, Brian.
No, I'm not.

The Technician license does not make up 49.5% of US hams. The total of
Technicians and Technician Pluses reaches about that level. (All
Technician Pluses are Morse Code tested).
The FCC did away with the Technician Plus class of license. They are
all Technicians now. The Technician license has no requirement for a
code exam. Should a Technician wish to use what were once Technician
Plus priveleges, they're on their own to show eligibility.

Miccolis can't seem to understand the LAW. No matter how
often it is explained to him, he falls back on the Speroni
'definition' of 'What Technicians Are.' Of course, AH0A
is a PCTA morseman of unchangeable ideas.

The LAW? There is more than one variety of "Technician". Jim provided
you fact. You've set out to distort it. You are a non-radio amateur
with unchangeable ideas.

I am an amateur radio operator and I know what I'm talking about. All
former varieties of Technicians will be renewed as "Technician."
Period. If the former varieties with HF privs wish to exercise those
privs, THEY MUST PRODUCE DOCUMENTATION THAT IS NOT ON THEIR LICENSE AS
RECEIVED FROM THE FCC.

All Novices renew as Novices, All Advanced renew as Advanced, and all
Tech Plusses renew as TECHNICIANS.

Thems the facts. If you don't like it, complain to the FCC, not me.
Maybe they'll change it for you to make me wrong and you right.