Yeah, but with the VNER sanctions, you can't get the ALE to link up with
them to start the whole CVAC anyway.
rb

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From: on Wed, Aug 23 2006 7:46 pm

Trying to speak logically, the FCC grants amateur licenses
in the USA and even they proposed (via an NPRM) to eliminate
the amateur radio morse code test for a license. FCC is on
record of a couple decades ago that this singular manual
skill test does not tell them if a license applicant is
worthy of a federal license.

So what's the hold up?
most likely the fact that some at the FCC wouldlike to plase the ARRL as
long as it costs them nothing ut the cpsts are starting to build since
NVEC realy needs to know soon what the general license involves so they
can write the new pool