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"Bill Sohl" wrote in message
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"Alun Palmer" wrote in message
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Yes it's true. The final report of WRC 2003 is he-

http://www.iaru.org/rel030703.html

Here's the rewrite of 25.5 and 25.6


The IARU web site has release it final report on WRC 2003.

You can read the full report at: http://www.iaru.org/rel030703.html

The final version of S25.5 & S25.6 a

25.5 §3 1) Administrations shall determine whether or not a person
seeking a licence to operate an amateur station shall demonstrate
the ability to send and receive texts in Morse code signals.


25.6 2) Administrations shall verify the operational and technical
qualifications of any person wishing to operate an amateur station.
Guidance for standards of competence may be found in the
most recent version of Recommendation ITU-RM.1544.
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They say the effective date is July 5, 2003.

Cheers,
Bill K2UNK

I wonder if we can shut down this newsgroup now? Brian


We'll just have to think of something else to talk about. Besides, it's
not over yet. The FCC will likely have multiple petitions to look at. For
example, what happens to Techs? Should they all get Tech+ privileges?