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ARRL has proposed nuking morse code for HF access
The ARRL has proposed getting rid of the morse code requirement for HF
access. http://www.arrl.org/ ======== Attention All Amateurs... ARRL to Propose New Entry-Level License, Code-Free HF Access (Jan 19, 2004) -- The ARRL will ask the FCC to create a new entry-level Amateur Radio license that would include HF phone privileges without requiring a Morse code test. The League also will propose consolidating all current licensees into three classes, retaining the Element 1 Morse requirement--now 5 WPM--only for the highest class. The ARRL Board of Directors overwhelmingly approved the plan January 16 during its Annual Meeting in Windsor, Connecticut. The proposals--developed by the ARRL Executive Committee following a Board instruction last July--are in response to changes made in Article 25 of the international Radio Regulations at World Radiocommunication Conference 2003 (WRC-03). They would continue a process of streamlining the amateur licensing structure that the FCC began more than five years ago but left unfinished in the Amateur Service license restructuring Report and Order (WT 98-143) that went into effect April 15, 2000. The ARRL has addressed frequently asked questions (FAQs) concerning this proposal. ======= I'm not a fan of morse code, but I learned it enough to pass my Advanced class license. This "lets make it easy for everyone to get on the ham band" attitude is going to be the undoing of ham radio. The purpose of Amateur Radio is to foster a qualified pool of radio skilled amateurs. It is suppose to be skill before privilege. It is not suppose to be for every Tom, Dick, and Harry to chit chat on without proving sufficient technical skill. The FCC gave 27 MHz to the general public and they ruined it.. Now only the social outcast of the world use it, and the better members of society sold out of CB decades ago. The Internet was opened up to the general public, and it has been in a downward spiral ever since. Please write the FCC and the ARRL to stop the "access for all" mistake in progress. Anytime the general public is given access to anything in mass numbers the end result is mayhem. Michael Rawls KS4HY |
You may not have noticed, but, HF is world wide. The world is going no-code.
It will not save what you THINK is amateur radio if the US keeps code. I am learning code, but only because I want to. The code requirement is ending anyway. I could simply wait a few months and get on HF anyway. I'm sure all those folks in REACT will be pleased to know that according to you, they are "social outcasts". Somehow I think you may be looking in a mirror when you say that. How often do you get out? "Night Ranger" wrote in message om... The ARRL has proposed getting rid of the morse code requirement for HF access. http://www.arrl.org/ ======== Attention All Amateurs... ARRL to Propose New Entry-Level License, Code-Free HF Access (Jan 19, 2004) -- The ARRL will ask the FCC to create a new entry-level Amateur Radio license that would include HF phone privileges without requiring a Morse code test. The League also will propose consolidating all current licensees into three classes, retaining the Element 1 Morse requirement--now 5 WPM--only for the highest class. The ARRL Board of Directors overwhelmingly approved the plan January 16 during its Annual Meeting in Windsor, Connecticut. The proposals--developed by the ARRL Executive Committee following a Board instruction last July--are in response to changes made in Article 25 of the international Radio Regulations at World Radiocommunication Conference 2003 (WRC-03). They would continue a process of streamlining the amateur licensing structure that the FCC began more than five years ago but left unfinished in the Amateur Service license restructuring Report and Order (WT 98-143) that went into effect April 15, 2000. The ARRL has addressed frequently asked questions (FAQs) concerning this proposal. ======= I'm not a fan of morse code, but I learned it enough to pass my Advanced class license. This "lets make it easy for everyone to get on the ham band" attitude is going to be the undoing of ham radio. The purpose of Amateur Radio is to foster a qualified pool of radio skilled amateurs. It is suppose to be skill before privilege. It is not suppose to be for every Tom, Dick, and Harry to chit chat on without proving sufficient technical skill. The FCC gave 27 MHz to the general public and they ruined it.. Now only the social outcast of the world use it, and the better members of society sold out of CB decades ago. The Internet was opened up to the general public, and it has been in a downward spiral ever since. Please write the FCC and the ARRL to stop the "access for all" mistake in progress. Anytime the general public is given access to anything in mass numbers the end result is mayhem. Michael Rawls KS4HY |
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"mdd" wrote in message ... I'm sure all those folks in REACT will be pleased to know that according to you, they are "social outcasts". Somehow I think you may be looking in a....... snip In all my years of radio (military, rescue, amateur), I have yet to see them "react" to anything. At least, not around here. Don't know if it even exists around here :-) Jerry "Night Ranger" wrote in message om... The ARRL has proposed getting rid of the morse code requirement for HF access. http://www.arrl.org/ ======== Attention All Amateurs... ARRL to Propose New Entry-Level License, Code-Free HF Access (Jan 19, 2004) -- The ARRL will ask the FCC to create a new entry-level Amateur Radio license that would include HF phone privileges without requiring a Morse code test. The League also will propose consolidating all current licensees into three classes, retaining the Element 1 Morse requirement--now 5 WPM--only for the highest class. The ARRL Board of Directors overwhelmingly approved the plan January 16 during its Annual Meeting in Windsor, Connecticut. The proposals--developed by the ARRL Executive Committee following a Board instruction last July--are in response to changes made in Article 25 of the international Radio Regulations at World Radiocommunication Conference 2003 (WRC-03). They would continue a process of streamlining the amateur licensing structure that the FCC began more than five years ago but left unfinished in the Amateur Service license restructuring Report and Order (WT 98-143) that went into effect April 15, 2000. The ARRL has addressed frequently asked questions (FAQs) concerning this proposal. ======= I'm not a fan of morse code, but I learned it enough to pass my Advanced class license. This "lets make it easy for everyone to get on the ham band" attitude is going to be the undoing of ham radio. The purpose of Amateur Radio is to foster a qualified pool of radio skilled amateurs. It is suppose to be skill before privilege. It is not suppose to be for every Tom, Dick, and Harry to chit chat on without proving sufficient technical skill. The FCC gave 27 MHz to the general public and they ruined it.. Now only the social outcast of the world use it, and the better members of society sold out of CB decades ago. The Internet was opened up to the general public, and it has been in a downward spiral ever since. Please write the FCC and the ARRL to stop the "access for all" mistake in progress. Anytime the general public is given access to anything in mass numbers the end result is mayhem. Michael Rawls KS4HY |
"Jerry Oxendine" wrote in message ... "mdd" wrote in message ... I'm sure all those folks in REACT will be pleased to know that according to you, they are "social outcasts". Somehow I think you may be looking in a....... snip In all my years of radio (military, rescue, amateur), I have yet to see them "react" to anything. At least, not around here. Don't know if it even exists around here :-) Jerry "Night Ranger" wrote in message om... The ARRL has proposed getting rid of the morse code requirement for HF access. http://www.arrl.org/ ======== Attention All Amateurs... ARRL to Propose New Entry-Level License, Code-Free HF Access (Jan 19, 2004) -- The ARRL will ask the FCC to create a new entry-level Amateur Radio license that would include HF phone privileges without requiring a Morse code test. The League also will propose consolidating all current licensees into three classes, retaining the Element 1 Morse requirement--now 5 WPM--only for the highest class. The ARRL Board of Directors overwhelmingly approved the plan January 16 during its Annual Meeting in Windsor, Connecticut. The proposals--developed by the ARRL Executive Committee following a Board instruction last July--are in response to changes made in Article 25 of the international Radio Regulations at World Radiocommunication Conference 2003 (WRC-03). They would continue a process of streamlining the amateur licensing structure that the FCC began more than five years ago but left unfinished in the Amateur Service license restructuring Report and Order (WT 98-143) that went into effect April 15, 2000. The ARRL has addressed frequently asked questions (FAQs) concerning this proposal. ======= I'm not a fan of morse code, but I learned it enough to pass my Advanced class license. This "lets make it easy for everyone to get on the ham band" attitude is going to be the undoing of ham radio. The purpose of Amateur Radio is to foster a qualified pool of radio skilled amateurs. It is suppose to be skill before privilege. It is not suppose to be for every Tom, Dick, and Harry to chit chat on without proving sufficient technical skill. The FCC gave 27 MHz to the general public and they ruined it.. Now only the social outcast of the world use it, and the better members of society sold out of CB decades ago. The Internet was opened up to the general public, and it has been in a downward spiral ever since. Please write the FCC and the ARRL to stop the "access for all" mistake in progress. Anytime the general public is given access to anything in mass numbers the end result is mayhem. Michael Rawls KS4HY None the less, Jerry, to say that all CB folks are "social outcasts" is just a wee bit broad doncha think? |
Bob_W wrote in message
After this period of time, the F.C.C. should evaluate the usage of the amateur spectrum. If it's not getting suitable usage, then auction the spectrum off to the highest bidder. Put it to GOOD use. That ought to help pay for the Social Security for the old white men that think CW is better than sex. (Not that they even remember that anymore.) Ah yes, Nothing like throwing out a red herring to try to throw the subject matter to something completely un-related. Get the old fear factor running as if the code requirement and band assignment are related. Yes sir. Lots of clear thinking there. If you can't logically attack the argument then throw up a completely unrelated subject and attack it. The Amateur Radio Service is not an Internet chat room for all, nor is it a CB band for the technologically unskilled. It is an earned privilege for those who are willing to become skilled radio technicians. Those that are not willing to become skilled radio technicians do not belong on the ham band. They belong on the CB band. That is what the CB band is for; non-technical people who like to use an appliance that somebody else built and somebody else repaired. -MR |
"Crystal Radio" wrote in message ...
Gastonia, NC = Arm pit of the East Coast. Home of run down Mobile Home Parks, Slum Dwellers, & Public Housing Projects. Wheeewwww, What stinks? We must be passing through Gastonia, NC ! Crystal Am I suppose to disagree with the above statement? -MR |
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