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wrote in message oups.com... Mel A. Nomah wrote: "Hamguy" wrote in message ... : http://www.hamwave.com/cgi-bin/index...iewnews&id=689 That link supposes that the fcc will delete the Morse requirement. Other insiders suggest fcc will NPRM will delete Morse only for General license, and will INCREASE the test to 20WPM for renewed Extra class, downgrading all current "Extra Lite" licenses to resurrected Advanced license (the second time this license has risen from the ashes). ARRL giveaway program will be denied. All it really says is that the FCC is working on an NPRM that may be out as soon as next month or as late as July. That NPRM will obviously contain what FCC wants to do as a result of WRC 2003 and the 18 restructuring petitions. Once the NPRM becomes public, there will be a comment period, then a reply comment period. Couple of months at least, maybe longer. Probably the end of 2005 before comments close. Then FCC will decide what to do and formulate a Report and Order. Last time they did this it took almost a year. Which translates to fall 2006. Then a couple months before the new rules become effective - maybe end of 2006. Of course it could take even longer, or maybe a bit less. But I wouldn't expect any changes before summer 2006 - and wouldn't be surprised if it were summer 2007. 73 de Jim, N2EY Those who defy wanting to learn the code jump at any chance to perpetuate rumors of code being eliminated. You're right, it will take a while, even if they were to decide to write a NPRM to do such. If these people jumped into Alligator infested waters as fast as they do rumors, the population would take a sudden drop. I'm not a "lover" of code, but I have hold a license which required code. 5 WPM is not impossible to learn. It only takes a few minutes a day and about 2 weeks at least to get enough to pass a test. 2 weeks is not long, you probably drove longer on a permit before being allowed to drive on your own. Probably studied the book longer too! It takes little effort. The biggest problem with most is "laziness". Maybe you never will use it again. There are many things you learn in life and may never use again, unless you plan to play on Jeopardy. Many people learned the skeletal system in health class, microorganisms in Biology class. It doesn't mean they use it now. Probably forgot it as soon as they graduated. But, it was "required". It's not a big deal people. Once you get past the "do I have to" and start doing it, you'll amaze yourself at how fast and easy it can be. I DO use code now and then, but not daily like many others do. Everyone has their own thing. Some are into Packet, RTTY, AMTOR, etc, I'm not... To each his own. But we all had to learn "something" about those modes to pass an exam. cl |
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