[CW] ARRL Proposal

Mon, 19 Jan 2004 14:21:25 -0600

George,

It's called "incentive" licensing (I guess).
Makes one wonder where our hobby is going, doesn't it?
I can just hear it now when the "new" Extras have to take a CW 5 WPM (test?)
and they start complaining that "such and such" didn't have to take the CW
because they were "grandfathered in".  How do we solve that problem?
Simple, just eliminate the CW requirement altogether!
10-4?
Tony, W4FOA
----- Original Message -----
From: "George Allgood" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, January 19, 2004 2:07 PM
Subject: [CW] ARRL Proposal


> ARRL's proposal is online at the website.
>
> Here's a Clip you may not have noticed....it's buried near the end.
>
>
> "New applicants for Extra would have to pass a 5 WPM Morse code
examination,
> but the written exam would stay the same. The League's plan calls for
> current Novice, Tech Plus and General class licensees to receive lifetime
> Element 1 (5 WPM Morse) credit."
>
> WOW!  That means if you currently hold a Godless Tech license, you can get
> the EXTRA and  NEVER learn the code.
> Thanks guys.    I expect it could have been MUCH worse.   Let's see what
the
> Feds think.
>
>
> George Allgood
> W4GFA
>
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