"Zarky Zork" wrote in message
et...
Saw the FCC press release, merging the Tech and Tech+ licenses. I just
want
to make sure that when the FCC says:

"With today's elimination of the Morse code exam requirements, the FCC
concluded that the disparity between the operating privileges of
Technician
Class licensees and Technician Plus Class licensees should not be
retained.
Therefore, the FCC, in today's action, afforded Technician and Technician
Plus licensees identical operating privileges."

This means that Techs now have Tech+ privileges, not vice versa right?




Not yet ,
Typically, the effective date of an FCC Order is 30 days after it
appears in the Federal Register.
If that's the case, the new rules would likely not go into effect until late
January or early February 2007. That's not clear from the public
notice, however. The FCC can order its decision effective upon release.


The ARRL will provide any additional information on these important
Part 97 rule revisions as it becomes available.

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