"Spamhater" wrote in message
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Ummmm, maybe the requirement is dropped in other countries but they don't
live by our laws, nor we theirs.... Just because you want to jump off a
bridge, don't expect others to. IF the speed limit in other countries is
100
MPH, you feel you deserve to drive 100MPH here too?

Actually, yes I do where proper road engineering should allow it.

The FCC had to go along
with the INTERNATIONAL community.

They "had to go along"? Sorry friend, the FCC position
going in to WRC was for TOTAL elimination of S25.5
morse requirement.

I'm sure that if you would keep your pants
on, they will be issuing shortly a memo to abolish the code requirement.
IT
IS A BUREAUCRACY... It doesn't happen over night. As to the ARRL, they
don't
run the country. NOR the FCC regardless what anyone may want to think.

The process isn't clear yet as to what the dependencies may
be for that to happen.

IF YOU want to be a law breaker, have at it... but don't expect the law
abiding people to slit their throats at your command. SOME do believe in
rules and laws.

I agree the rules must be followed until they are changed.

Obviously, you're not one of them. You portrayed that very
well. I'm not a code fan, but hold a 20WPM Extra license. It was a
requirement that earned me the right to use the bands much like the
license
to drive my vehicle.. ALL PRIVILEGES - EARNED. You aren't born with them.
It
amazes me how many are so gung ho to side step the laws and rules and yet
if
their feet are stepped on, the first to bitch.

I agree the rules must still be followed.

Sit back and enjoy what you
have. Some day, radio will be so miserable you won't want it anyway. It is
going there very quickly.

Same old "sky is falling" negativity of some that profess
the end of ham radio. The same silly attitude was there
when any rule changes are suggested or made.

Some day you'll wish there were laws and rules
being upheld.

Ditto my last.

As I said, I'm not a code fan, but it took work to get my
license... another thing many are afraid of. WORK.

Yawn, same old work effort garbage for the sake of serving
as a test of interest level.

When something is GIVEN
to you, it holds NO value.

Strange, I have been given many things in life that I
treasure greatly.

When you EARN it, you tend to value it. A LOT.

So my easy ability to pass the Extra written once the code test was
dropped to 5 wpm because I have a career in electronics
must mean I value the license less? Bzzzt! Does not compute!

Just my 2 cents...

And mine also.
Cheers,
Bill K2UNK

wrote in message
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Let the FCC know that they can no longer keep you from your right to us
the ten meter band allocation if you are a technician licensee. The
international
requirement for morse code has been removed and there is no such thing
as a technician plus license.
You don't have to use your identity, but no code technicians need to
finally
speak out to the FCC they will no longer be oppressed by rules designed
for the
stone age of electronic technology.
Get on the air at 6pm local time on August 1st or if the band is open
any
time
to make contacts in the 28.300-28.500 MHz that is allocated to
technicians
for
voice. Or if you have a computer you can use the allocated technician CW
bands
to send and receive morse code.
Currently the FCC and ARRL want to drag this morse code requirement out
for
one or two years while they put BPL and other technology on the fast
track. I
will be on the air and I hope 10,000 or more no code technicians will
join
me.
I guess Hollingsworth will have to require 10,000 people to turn in
their
CW
proficiency certificate if YOU will join us.
The morse code game is over and I'm not driving 55 when the speed limit
is
really 70 mph and the government hasn't changed the signs yet. Just go
by
the
limitation of your technician license and don't go overboard, we want to
show
that just because we didn't pass some dinosaur morse code test that we
are
bad
operators.
Get on 28.306 USB at 6 PM local time to talk with other no code tech's
that
are protesting the FCC and ARRL stupidity.