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.

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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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(Night Ranger) writes:

The ARRL has proposed getting rid of the morse code requirement for HF
access.

About damn time the fossils in Oldington see the writing on the wall.

Problem is, they're about 15 years too late. Thanks in large part to the
ARRL's years of adamant opposition to eliminating the Morse requirement, ham
radio is rapidly on the way to becoming a relic of a bygone era.

Too little, too late. Story of the ARRL and their minions.

"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?

I agree. Let's improve the technical profiency of all radio amateurs.
Do it on the "cutting edge" of technology though. Forget the code.
Let's combine elements 2 and 3 and increase the test to about 500
questions total. That will mean a BIG question pool! No more
multiple choice. Let's make them essay questions. Make the question
pool about half R.F. and half digital. Be sure to include a bunch of
stuff on spread spectrum and the like. Let's just have one class of
license. That ought to simplify things. AND - nobody's
grandfathered. Let's give all the present licensees one year to pass
the new test or lose their license. No more easy renewals either.
Every licensee should be retested at renewal, based upon the question
pool in use at the time of renewal. Let's make everybody stay
up-to-date on the current thechnology.

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.)

(Now to go and write my new rulemaking proposal!)

On 26 Jan 2004 05:33:29 -0800, (Night Ranger)
wrote:

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

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