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August 6th 05, 02:14 PM
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On Fri, 05 Aug 2005 22:56:55 GMT, "Bill Sohl"
wrote: "Leo" wrote in message .. . On Fri, 05 Aug 2005 03:19:36 GMT, "Bill Sohl" wrote: wrote in message groups.com... wrote: snip Y'know, the only reason that we Canadians were able to keep Morse testing around (as an option) was because our regulatory authority agreed that it would be valuable for the purpose of reciprocity agreements with countries that have decided (or will!) to keep Code testing as a mandatory requirement for their Amateur licensees. It's a valid point - without a Morse-qualified licence, one may not be permitted to operate HF in a foreign country that requires Morse for access should one choose to travel there. Yet that has not become an issue for any country yet. Indeed, by the nature of agreements, it has not been an issue with CEPT reciprocation even before WRC-2003 deleted morse as a requirement for HF licensing. Perhaps not - but the possibility of interfering with existing reciprocity agrements was taken into account in their decision - a quote from the Gazette Notice (the equivalent to the FCC R&O) follows: Notice No. DGRB-003-05 – Revisions to Amateur Radio Operator Requirements Relating to Morse code portion removed Assessment of the RAC Proposal and Consultation Prior to analyzing the elements of the RAC proposal, the Department first assessed the validity of the following three factors presented by the RAC as fundamental arguments: There must be an awareness of the impact of this action (i.e. elimination of the Morse code requirements) upon existing reciprocal agreements and other arrangements which permit Canadian radio amateurs to operate in other countries and foreign radio amateurs to operate in Canada. The Morse code examination must continue to be available in Canada for the benefit of radio amateurs who may require such a qualification for operation in another country, and for those who wish to acquire skill in the use of Morse code. Operation in the HF bands requires special knowledge and skills not necessary for most operations in the bands above 30 MHz. This difference should be reflected in the examination arrangements. Industry Canada has accepted the validity of these three factors, and consequently, they were taken as the basis from which the specific recommendations were assessed. ......etc The first two facctors listed are what I referre to in my original post. Reciprocity has always been an important part of the worldwide Amateur community.....therefore, we would have lost something tangible that we already had should this scenario have played out! It sure makes a non-emotional, fact-based arguement - which worked quite well up here. I wonder, if enough people presented this reasoning to the FCC in their comments, if they might be willing to buy in to it? Might be worth a try....? But as of today, and I'll defer to you to provide an example, I am unaware of the issue being raised in any request by any ham for reciprocal licensing. Neither am I - however, the Canadian government was concerned that it may become an issue in future - concerned enough that Morse testing remains as an option here today! Ain't politics grand!  Cheers, Bill K2UNK 73, Leo |
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