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On Fri, 25 Jul 2003 21:56:50 GMT, "Dee D. Flint" wrote:
While not a violation of the international treaty, it would be a violation of the current FCC rules. They are quite clear that Techs (at this time) must have passed a code test to use HF. NO! This is what the rules say: s97.301(e) reads: For a station having a control operator who has been granted an operator license of Novice Class or Technician Class and who has received credit for proficiency in telegraphy in accordance with the international requirements. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^^ (followed by frequency table) Now we have the new regs from WRC that are NOW in effect. They require no morse code test except set down by the administration so a tech licensee should be in compliance with the requirement set down in 97.301(e) There is no requirement for morse code test except for the requirement by the international morse code requirements. The 'international requirements' (ITU-R s25.5) now read: 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. The ARRL tried to pull a fast one, but the way the FCC rules are written it appears that it doesn't hold water with current regulations as set down by the FCC. Don't worry I'm going to get real legal advice on this. 1. FCC requires compliance with international morse code regulation. 2. The international morse code regulation is changed to something completely different and no longer has any morse code proficiency requirement except what the administration of that country requires. 3. The FCC, the administration of the USA, only requires the tech licensee to comply with the morse code proficiency requirements required by international requirements. 4. The international requirements have no requirement to know morse code. This could be a legal loop hole. -- The Radio Page Ham, Police Scanner, Shortwave and more. http://www.kilowatt-radio.org/ |
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