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FCC taking Comments on RM-10787 No Code Elimination
http://gullfoss2.fcc.gov/prod/ecfs/upload_v2.cgi
Enter in the number RM-10787, fill out the address information and upload or type in your comments on the elimination of morse code testing as a requirement to operate on HF. -- The Radio Page Ham, Police Scanner, Shortwave and more. http://www.kilowatt-radio.org/ ...it does not require a majority to prevail, but rather an irate, tireless minority to set brush fires in people's minds. --Samuel Adams |
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"Keith" wrote in message news http://gullfoss2.fcc.gov/prod/ecfs/upload_v2.cgi Enter in the number RM-10787, fill out the address information and upload or type in your comments on the elimination of morse code testing as a requirement to operate on HF. -- The Radio Page Ham, Police Scanner, Shortwave and more. http://www.kilowatt-radio.org/ ..it does not require a majority to prevail, but rather an irate, tireless minority to set brush fires in people's minds. --Samuel Adams Thank you so much Keith, here is what I sent. ************************************** I think the total ellimination of the Morse Code (CW) requirement will prove detrimental to the Amateur Radio Service. I believe it will make it so easy for trash to get into the ARS that it will eventually sound like CB Radio. The testing has already been reduced to multiple guess. The CW test is a ten question joke. In general you should NOT reduce the requirements ANY MORE. I base my comments on over 40 years as a FCC licensed Amateur Radio Operater, I presently hold a pre give away EXTRA class license. Thank You for your time. Daniel L. Jeswald W4NTI |
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Yep, Sounds like another one of those maggots that want the bands to
be given to someone else. Thats what happens when the bands are quiet. The FCC gives them to another radio service. So I guess he would have his Extra Class with a few less bands to operate soon instead of letting other legit hams use the band to save it. I will be here in a few years to hear you complain about the loss of your bands. Bye for now! On Thu, 28 Aug 2003 23:12:40 GMT, "Dan/W4NTI" w4nti@get rid of this mindspring.com wrote: "Keith" wrote in message news http://gullfoss2.fcc.gov/prod/ecfs/upload_v2.cgi Enter in the number RM-10787, fill out the address information and upload or type in your comments on the elimination of morse code testing as a requirement to operate on HF. -- The Radio Page Ham, Police Scanner, Shortwave and more. http://www.kilowatt-radio.org/ ..it does not require a majority to prevail, but rather an irate, tireless minority to set brush fires in people's minds. --Samuel Adams Thank you so much Keith, here is what I sent. ************************************** I think the total ellimination of the Morse Code (CW) requirement will prove detrimental to the Amateur Radio Service. I believe it will make it so easy for trash to get into the ARS that it will eventually sound like CB Radio. The testing has already been reduced to multiple guess. The CW test is a ten question joke. In general you should NOT reduce the requirements ANY MORE. I base my comments on over 40 years as a FCC licensed Amateur Radio Operater, I presently hold a pre give away EXTRA class license. Thank You for your time. Daniel L. Jeswald W4NTI |
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Code is dieing, let it do so with some dignity.
"Trs1" wrote in message ... Yep, Sounds like another one of those maggots that want the bands to be given to someone else. Thats what happens when the bands are quiet. The FCC gives them to another radio service. So I guess he would have his Extra Class with a few less bands to operate soon instead of letting other legit hams use the band to save it. I will be here in a few years to hear you complain about the loss of your bands. Bye for now! On Thu, 28 Aug 2003 23:12:40 GMT, "Dan/W4NTI" w4nti@get rid of this mindspring.com wrote: "Keith" wrote in message news http://gullfoss2.fcc.gov/prod/ecfs/upload_v2.cgi Enter in the number RM-10787, fill out the address information and upload or type in your comments on the elimination of morse code testing as a requirement to operate on HF. -- The Radio Page Ham, Police Scanner, Shortwave and more. http://www.kilowatt-radio.org/ ..it does not require a majority to prevail, but rather an irate, tireless minority to set brush fires in people's minds. --Samuel Adams Thank you so much Keith, here is what I sent. ************************************** I think the total ellimination of the Morse Code (CW) requirement will prove detrimental to the Amateur Radio Service. I believe it will make it so easy for trash to get into the ARS that it will eventually sound like CB Radio. The testing has already been reduced to multiple guess. The CW test is a ten question joke. In general you should NOT reduce the requirements ANY MORE. I base my comments on over 40 years as a FCC licensed Amateur Radio Operater, I presently hold a pre give away EXTRA class license. Thank You for your time. Daniel L. Jeswald W4NTI |
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"Dan/W4NTI" w4nti@get rid of this mindspring.com wrote in message news:I%v3b.21989 I believe it will make it so easy for trash to get into the ARS that it will eventually sound like CB Radio. It's already so easy for trash to get in and turn it into CB radio. WA8ULX is the poster BOY for proof of this claim! 73 |
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Keith wrote:
http://gullfoss2.fcc.gov/prod/ecfs/upload_v2.cgi Enter in the number RM-10787, fill out the address information and upload or type in your comments on the elimination of morse code testing as a requirement to operate on HF. To see the petition for rule making, go to: http://gullfoss2.fcc.gov/prod/ecfs/r...t=6514683 821 I did that so I could see what I'd be commenting on, and be able to make a sensible comment. |
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Keith wrote in message ink.net...
http://gullfoss2.fcc.gov/prod/ecfs/upload_v2.cgi Enter in the number RM-10787, fill out the address information and upload or type in your comments on the elimination of morse code testing as a requirement to operate on HF. Thanks Keith, Comments submitted. I hope the FCC is in listening mode. :-) -- 73 de Bert WA2SI Egbert C. Craig, Jr. August 29, 2003 WA2SI Re. RM-10787 To whom it may concern: Undoubtedly, there will be many comments filed re. this petition. Therefore, I will be brief and to the point. Although I am not new to radio and earned my GROL long before my amateur radio license, I am a relative newcomer to amateur radio. As such, I feel that I can offer an alternative view to many of the "old timers." I believe that there is still a very important place for minimal Morse code proficiency testing in U.S. amateur radio licensing. I've been told that "proficiency" is the technically correct term, however, I do not feel 5-wpm represents Morse proficiency. I feel that the current 5-wpm Element 1 test is sufficient to require an individual to learn the Morse characters so that s/he may then make an educated decision as to whether or not s/he wishes to pursue CW further. I would like to dispel two myths that I have repeatedly heard/read in the argument for dropping Element 1: · The current Element 1 test acts as a filter to keep out Cbers and other "insufficiently-dedicated" individuals. · The current Element 1 test acts as a deterrent to newcomers to the hobby/service. Along with being an amateur radio "newbie," I am also a Cber and Element 1 did not deter me in any way, shape, or form from upgrading my license class and earning HF privileges. If during the course of reviewing the comments filed re. RM-10787, this demographic is referred to while supporting the removal of Element 1, please do not include me. This "newbie" wholeheartedly supports the retention of Element 1 testing for the General and Extra license class licenses. In closing, I would also like to remind those who believe that Morse code testing serves no "regulatory purpose" in amateur radio that there is an intangible quality at stake here too. It is part of our culture and tradition and therefore should not be removed from the curriculum. Thank you for your time and attention. Sincerely, Egbert C. Craig, Jr. WA2SI |
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Keith wrote in message ink.net...
http://gullfoss2.fcc.gov/prod/ecfs/upload_v2.cgi Enter in the number RM-10787, fill out the address information and upload or type in your comments on the elimination of morse code testing as a requirement to operate on HF. Keith, I've been unable to find the FCC RM-10787 on their site. Could you post it here? Thanks, Brian/N0iMD |
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Amateur radio is a technical hobby,
When did that happen? Not as of recent Im sure. |
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In article , "Phil Kane"
writes: I'm not sure that the Commission will go for an indefinite-term license, even though the Comm Act appears to permit the Commission to set terms of licenses by rule for all classes of stations except broadcast stations which is set by statute. Here's a thought: if an operator license has indefinite term, how do SK's ever get reported? In Japan, operator licenses never expire, even if the operator does. So the JA operator license numbers you see are really the number of licenses ever issued, not the number now active or even alive. They can be canceled, I think, but that takes a lot of paperwork proving that the licensee is, in point of fact, actually and quite completely dead. JA station licenses. OTOH, do expire and cost money to renew. Thus the great disparity between operator and station license numbers. Also, when a JA ham upgrades, the old license remains on the records. Imagine if we did that here in the USA. The license totals would be enormous, and constantly growing! Some of us would show up in the tabulations as many as 5 or 6 times. hmmmm.... 73 de Jim, N2EY |
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