[CW] Fwd: Belgium becomes fourth country to drop CW requirement

[Ed Tanton]

>Date:   Fri, 1 Aug 2003 15:56:49 -0400
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>Subject: Belgium becomes fourth country to drop CW requirement
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>Hi, everyone,
>
>I am posting this FYI only.  I am not interested in another code-no code
>debate.  I just thought people here would like to know what is going on.
>
>72,
>Caity
>K7VO
>
>----
>
> >From http://www.nocode.org/articles.html
>
>Belgian Class B Licensees Can "Trade In" Their Class B Licenses for
>Class A Licenses, Effective August 4, 2003, Gaining Immediate Access to
>the HF Bands!!!
>
>The following is an unofficial translation to English of the French and
>Dutch versions of the Public Notice from BIPT to Belgian amateurs:
>
>Announcement from the BIPT concerning amateur radio operators.
>
>As a result of WRC-03 regarding the obligation of amateur radio
>operators to pass an examination on Morse code as a condition to access
>the frequency bands below 30 MHz, the BIPT has decided to immediately
>apply the WRC-03 decision, thus following the example of other
>CEPT-countries.
>
>Therefore, every amateur radio operator holding a class B license may
>request a class A license, effective August 4, 2003.
>
>To obtain a class A license, class B license holders must sent a letter
>to the Institute with all of the relevant data, together with a
>non-cancelled fiscal stamp of 5___ (five Euros) for each license
>requested.
>
>Class B license holders upgrading to class A will be assigned a call ON4
>___ 5 ___ 6 ___7, if possible considering the specific call the license
>holder might request.  The new class A license will be forwarded by
>return mail to the license holder along with the related invoice.
>
>The Institute wishes all new class A license holders lots of success
>with their access to the HF-bands.

73 Ed Tanton N4XY <n4xy@earthlink.net>

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