[CW] From FCC website

Mon, 1 Apr 2002 15:19:17 -0500

What an idiot and fool I am...!!!!  :))) :)))

73...
Jonathan

PS> I sure hope this never ever happens or we will classified as "CBers."

On Mon, 1 Apr 2002 07:33:29 -0600 John T Mudd <[email protected]> writes:
> You knew it was going to happen!
> 
> de W0TLO
> John
> ******************************************
> 
>  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.
> *********************
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Shamlessly stolen from the Northwest Amateur Radio Society 
> reflector.
> [email protected] or www.w5nc.org
> 
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