"KH6HZ" wrote in message
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"Brewer720" wrote:

Oh, he is licensed as a codeless tech and he does get a LOT of
enjoyment out of ham radio. He's been busting his hump for years
trying to work out a way to hear enough of the code to pass the test
but hasn't been able to. Now he can finally work HF phone, or RTTY or
PSK31 and I'm sure he must be thrilled. In fact I may have to touch
base with him this weekend and see if he's using his new priveleges
yet. When he tested, he took and passed the tests all the way to I
think it was Extra, but couldn't do the code to back it up so he
stayed a Tech.

It really is a shame he couldn't get his personal physician to sign a
code-waiver request for him. That must really suck having a doctor who is
unwilling to accomodate his patients. I know when I've encountered those
types of doctors in the past I simply change doctors to someone who is
more accomodating of my needs. I guess folks who live above the arctic
circle or in other remote areas really are S-O-L and can't change
physicians when they encounter problems like these. Thanks for sharing his
plight with us. It is comforting to know that there is at least one person
out there who will directly benefit from the recent changes in the
licensing structure.


There never was a waiver for the 5wpm. Once a person had passed the 5wpm,
waivers were accepted for the higher speeds of 13wpm and 20wpm. Between the
fact that my ex-husband had severe hearing problems and that we both later
became VEs, we were familiar with the rules on waivers. When he had a
hearing test around the time that he was going through the licensing, it was
astonishing how bad his hearing really was. He'd been lip reading for years
without ever realizing that he had been doing so.

Dee, N8UZE