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[John T Mudd]

You knew it was going to happen!

de W0TLO
John
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 NPRM 040102

 Notice of Proposed Rule Making
 Refer to file AP-F001


 SUMMARY:

 PROPOSAL TO RECIND ALL 5 WPM CODE REQUIREMENTS 
 FOR ALL LICENSE CLASSES, AND TO REPLACE MORSE EXAM 
 WITH GSA-APPROVED TYPING TEST:

 RATIONALE:
 WHEREAS DIGITAL MODES HAVE REPLACED CW, AND
 WHEREAS THE USE OF A KEYBOARD IS THE EASIEST WAY 
 TO ENCODE DIGITAL DATA,
 
 THEREFORE,
 PROPOSAL:
 
 BE IT RESOLVED THAT ALL APPLICANTS FOR AMATEUR RADIO 
 LICENSES MUST PASS THE EQUIVALENT CIVIL SERVICE TYPING 
 TEST (USING AMATEUR QSO TEXT) FOR THE FOLLOWING CLASSES:

 GENRAL CLASS:
 THE APPLICANT MUST DEMONSTRATE THE ABILITY TO TYPE AT 
 35 WORDS PER MINUTE, WITH NO MISTAKES FOR A PERIOD OF ONE 
 MINUTE DURING A 5-MINUTE TEST TO BE ADMINISTERED  BY THE 
 GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION USING FORM 73-A.
 
 EXTRA CLASS:
 THE APPLICANT MUST DEMONSTRATE THE ABILITY TO TYPE AT 60 
 WORDS PER MINUTE, WITH NO MISTAKES FOR A PERIOD OF ONE 
 MINUTE DURING A 5-MINUTE TEST TO BE ADMINISTERED
 BY THE GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION USING FORM 73-A.

 TECHNICIAN:
 ALL NO-CODE TECHNICIAN CLASS LICENSEES ARE EXEMPTED FROM TYPING
 PROFICIENCY EXAMS, BUT MUST DEMONSTRATE AN ABILITY TO COLOR 
 USING THE CRAYOLA PRIMARY 8-COLOR SET.  

 DECISION OF THE EXAMINER IS FINAL.

 NOTE:  For higher class applicants, the use of spell checking programs
is not  allowed.  
 For Technician applicants, bio-degradable crayons are required.

 COMMENT PERIOD:
 The comment period commences immediately, and is open for the period
 of 365-days, ending 1 April 2003.
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