RAC Bulletin 013-05 Industry Canada Introduces Alternatives to Morse Requirements for HF
 

Per Canada Gazette notice DGRB-003-05 22 July 2005, Industry Canada has adopted
elements of the RAC "Proposal on Morse Code and Related Matters" and has removed
the mandatory requirement for the Morse Qualification for access to the HF bands
below 30 MHz.


Effective immediately, amateurs certified with BASIC Qualification prior to 2
April 2002, and amateurs certified with both BASIC and ADVANCED Qualifications,
may operate on HF. Amateurs with BASIC only Qualification certified after 1
April 2002, and who achieved a pass mark of 80% or greater, will also be allowed
to operate on HF. Amateurs certified BASIC only Qualification after 1 April 2002
having achieved less than 80% pass mark, will either have to qualify in Morse,
write the Advanced or re-write the Basic examination to obtain HF privileges.
This latter requirement is related to a decision to increase the BASIC
examination pass mark to ensure that candidates have been tested in all areas of
the syllabus.


For details, see the Canada Gazette notice at
http://strategis.ic.gc.ca/epic/inter.../sf08435e.html and the
"Latest News" page on the RAC web site at http://www.rac.ca .

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While they removed the requirement for a Morse exam, note that they increased
the written examination passing score for the Basic License. FCC could learn
something from these guys.

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"KØHB" ) writes:
Per Canada Gazette notice DGRB-003-05 22 July 2005, Industry Canada has adopted
elements of the RAC "Proposal on Morse Code and Related Matters" and has removed
the mandatory requirement for the Morse Qualification for access to the HF bands
below 30 MHz.


The RAC site dates it July 30th and if that's not a typo, then one has
to wait till Saturday to make use of these changes. So prompt it is now.
When I was a kid and they dropped the requirement that you be over 15 to
get a ham license, the announcement came in December, but it didn't go
into effect till the end of April.

I'd actually consider another part of the bulletin maybe more significant:
Holders of only the BASIC Qualification may now construct, install
and operate transmitters from kits that have been commercially
designed and packaged. BASIC-only holders still are not authorized to
modify or install and operate modified commercially manufactured
equipment.
It's not a return to complete building, but it's far better than the
previous restriction. (When things were restructured back in 1990,
BASIC holders could not build any transmitters, you had to have the
advanced license.)

Now there's even less difference between the two licenses. If you want
a full kilowatt you need the advanced license, and if you want to control
a repeater you need the advanced license, and if you want to build a
transmitter from scratch you need the advanced license.

Michael VE2BVW

Michael:

I can guarantee you, those "regulations" have been broken since they were
enacted...

.... and logic suggests, how would they ever prove that the transmitter was
built by a novice, and not an advanced who then gifted him the transmitter?

That is the real problem, regulatory fools never get a clue, take themselves
far too seriously and end up being a form of comedy more hilarious than the
three stooges...

John

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"KXHB" ) writes:
Per Canada Gazette notice DGRB-003-05 22 July 2005, Industry Canada has
adopted
elements of the RAC "Proposal on Morse Code and Related Matters" and has
removed
the mandatory requirement for the Morse Qualification for access to the HF
bands
below 30 MHz.


The RAC site dates it July 30th and if that's not a typo, then one has
to wait till Saturday to make use of these changes. So prompt it is now.
When I was a kid and they dropped the requirement that you be over 15 to
get a ham license, the announcement came in December, but it didn't go
into effect till the end of April.

I'd actually consider another part of the bulletin maybe more significant:
Holders of only the BASIC Qualification may now construct, install
and operate transmitters from kits that have been commercially
designed and packaged. BASIC-only holders still are not authorized to
modify or install and operate modified commercially manufactured
equipment.
It's not a return to complete building, but it's far better than the
previous restriction. (When things were restructured back in 1990,
BASIC holders could not build any transmitters, you had to have the
advanced license.)

Now there's even less difference between the two licenses. If you want
a full kilowatt you need the advanced license, and if you want to control
a repeater you need the advanced license, and if you want to build a
transmitter from scratch you need the advanced license.

Michael VE2BVW

K=D8HB wrote:
While they removed the requirement for a Morse exam, note that they incre=
ased
the written examination passing score for the Basic License. FCC could l=
earn
something from these guys.

but not if you have held your license for some time

quote

(2) Amateurs certified prior to April 2, 2002 will be allowed to
operate in the HF bands below 30 MHz based on the experience and
knowledge they have acquired over this period of time.

unquote

maing that if Ilived a bit futher north than I do and held a canadian
call I would have hf access now (or tomarrow rather) without having had
to make any higher score

Logicaly therefore I would expect in time This to evolve into 80 for
access now or pass the test and wait 2 years for access by experence,
or possibly for the Ca to decicide keeping track of the 2 score levels
is too much work

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"an old friend" wrote

maing that if Ilived a bit futher north than I do and held a canadian
call I would have hf access now (or tomarrow rather) without having had
to make any higher score

They'd probably make an exception in your case.

73, de Hans, K0HB
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LVDXA http://www.upstel.net/borken/lvdxa.htm
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"an old friend" wrote

Logicaly therefore I would expect in time This to evolve into 80 for
access now or pass the test and wait 2 years for access by experence,

Nope, if you pass the Basic written (but don't make an 80% score) you must then
take the Morse exam to get on HF.

73, de Hans, K0HB

K=D8HB wrote:
"an old friend" wrote

Logicaly therefore I would expect in time This to evolve into 80 for
access now or pass the test and wait 2 years for access by experence,

Nope, if you pass the Basic written (but don't make an 80% score) you mus=
t then
take the Morse exam to get on HF.

wrong you did not read the whole thing
quoting you other message

maing that if Ilived a bit futher north than I do and held a canadian
call I would have hf access now (or tomarrow rather) without having had
to make any higher score


They'd probably make an exception in your case.

unquote

lets see one minute you agree with my read then the next you don't but
you still don't bother to adress the the content of the RAC rule

=20
73

73, de Hans, K0HB

K=D8HB wrote:
"an old friend" wrote

Logicaly therefore I would expect in time This to evolve into 80 for
access now or pass the test and wait 2 years for access by experence,

Nope, if you pass the Basic written (but don't make an 80% score) you mus=
t then
take the Morse exam to get on HF.

sorry you confused me with you 2 posts

I am not saying what the now current (or tomarrow current) rule

I was speculating on the future as you would seen if you had bothered
not to emove the staement from its context

quote


(2) Amateurs certified prior to April 2, 2002 will be allowed to
operate in the HF bands below 30 MHz based on the experience and
knowledge they have acquired over this period of time.


maing that if Ilived a bit futher north than I do and held a canadian
call I would have hf access now (or tomarrow rather) without having had

to make any higher score



Logicaly therefore I would expect in time This to evolve into 80 for
access now or pass the test and wait 2 years for access by experence,
or possibly for the Ca to decicide keeping track of the 2 score levels
is too much work

unquote

your tendency to do is rising to point of apealing like deliberate
lying Hans




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73, de Hans, K0HB

K=D8HB wrote:
While they removed the requirement for a Morse exam, note that they incre=
ased
the written examination passing score for the Basic License. FCC could l=
earn
something from these guys.

Yep

What's interesting too is that new Basics can access HF two ways:

1) Pass the written with 80% or more right

2) Pass the written with less than 80% right *and* pass the Morse Code
test.

IIRC, the basic pass level is 60% (!)

Sounds a little like my old "Chinese Menu" idea.

73 de Jim, N2EY