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WA2SI wrote: Dr. Daffodil Swain wrote: Why not maintain the 5WPM requirement in the U.S., but give No-Code Techs access to the 80, 40, 15, and 10 meter old novice sub-bands. This would allow aspiring upgraders a place to hone their skills without having to just listen to recordings. Also, the sending skills can be developed as well. A side benefit would be hearing the sound of CW again ( even if it's bad) in these largly unused segments. Just a thought. Sounds reasonable. Heck, eventually the FCC will acquiesce to those who feel amateur radio privileges are rights rather than privileges. I personally believe the FCC is going to retain Element 1 solely for the Extra class license. This would actually be a more balanced alternative, IMHO. We've long since left the American core value of "priviledge is earned", Bert. It started with Johnson's "Great Society". The "Great Entitlement Giveaway" has been gaining momentum since. It's now self-perpetuating. You have a pulse? You're entitled to what ever you want regardless of whether you earned it or not. In any case, I tend to agree with you on the Code issue. I'd go a bit further and grandfather all the Advanced guys into Extra if for no other reason than eliminating some administrative headache. Readjust some of the sub bands a bit, then have it down to truly three classes of license...Not three active and then several other "if you were licensed on this date, "this", if you are one legged and whistle while roller skating, "that" class, etc etc etc... EXTRA: Remain as is. Full privileges and 5 WPM test. ADVANCED: Grandfathered to Extra. Class eliminated from database. GENERAL. Becomes No Code. Present Generals remain. Sub bands adjusted with Advanced "upgrade". TECH PLUS: Must take written for upgrade to General with HF theory/practice/safety questions. "Novice" HF privileges revoked, but CSCE for 5WPM remains valid for future Extra upgrade. NC TECH: No Change. NOVICES: No more renewals. Put on notice that if they don't upgrade by next renewal date, the license is eliminated. Possible alternative, grandfather to NCT? 73 Steve, K4YZ |
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