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February 1st 04, 11:03 PM
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On Sun, 01 Feb 2004 22:44:07 GMT, "Dee D. Flint"
wrote: "Old School" wrote in message news  On Sun, 01 Feb 2004 21:39:19 GMT, "Dee D. Flint" wrote: "Old School" wrote in message news
On 01 Feb 2004 20:59:58 GMT, (WA8ULX) wrote:Actually it is highly unlikely that it will go through as proposed. The FCC will consider this petition along with the 14 others and probably come up with something entirely different if history is any indicator. Dee D. Flint, N8UZE Dee you are correct. One thing that will probably not make it is FREE Handouts for Techs to General How is it FREE if everyone still has to study and pay for it? Are you this dumb? The ARRL has proposed an automatic upgrade from Tech to General with no additional testing and no submission of forms. i.e. The FCC would simply make a few keystrokes in the database to accomplish this. Since it requires no effort, no test, no submittal of forms and no fee on the part of the Technician, I'd say that qualifies as a free handout for the Technicians. However, the FCC's history so far demonstrates that they will not go for automatic upgrades so that part of the proposal has a high probability of getting dumped. Dee D. Flint, N8UZE If that is so, then how would the FCC handle streamlining the licensing. It is the FCC that wants this. The ARRL is the body that has thrown in the NO-CODE. Everyone is putting this onto the techs, what about the Advanced Licensees that will have a free hand out (in your words) to extra? No one is bitching at them!!! Its all comes down to the CODE either way you look at it. A number of people ARE upset about the free upgrades proposed for the Advanced also. It isnt showing here! All on the techs! There's no reason that they should get them. They can get off their behinds and take the test. The focus is on the Techs not because of the code but because there are so many more of them than Advanced licensees and because the Techs generally have a lot less experience overall. You started out with no experience just like everyone else. You arent born with it, so you explanation is flaud! The FCC did not solicit petitions or initiate an NPRM of their own. At this time the FCC doesn't really care one way or the other about the code issue. There were 14 petitions thrown into the hopper before the ARRLs, several of which proposed no-code licensing. Dee D. Flint, N8UZE If the FCC does'nt care about the code, then why would they throw out this proposal which includes what the FCC has been wanting (Streamlining)? kf6foz |
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