[ARC5] OT - FCC Will Soon Consolidate Commercial Radiotelegraph Certificates

[Steve Rodowicz]

Mike,

It's "bad", but not quite that bad.

The Amateur Extra code credit requires that the Amateur Extra Class 
license had been granted
before April 15, 2000 which I believe is the cutoff date for the 20wpm 
cw test. (Ref 47CFR 13.9)

73,
Steve - N1SR


On 1/16/2013 5:21 PM, Mike Morrow wrote:
> Sandy wrote:
>
>> What were  the requirement reductions?  In the code tests or the written
>> elements?   I was unaware of any change.
> In the early 1990s the FCC began allowing credit for the Radiotelegraph Second
> Class Morse exam if one held an Amateur Extra Class license.
>
> Thus, the requirements for over 60 years that one must satisfy:
>
> 20-wpm plain language one-minute perfect send and receive in a five minute test
>                plus
> 16-wpm random 5-character code groups one-minute perfect send and receive in a
> five minute test.
>
> became for those claiming Amateur Extra Morse credit:
>
> Receive only, 10 multiple choice questions about a five minute 20-wpm plain text,
> each question requiring knowledge of two parts from the text...80 percent score
> required.
>
> That represented a significant reduction of commercial Morse requirements.
>
>> I never managed to get my "6 months sea time" but did a bunch of sea trial
>> runs.
> And the only thing that the six-month endorsement earned was the right to be the
> **sole** radio operator on non-passenger vessels.  It had nothing to do with
> advancement to a First Class license.
>
> 73,
> Mike / KK5F
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