[CW] Proposed CW freqs for new "Novices"?

[Ed Tanton]

I didn't see the range of CW freqs (for CW) to be available to the new 
"Novice" No-code license. The ARLB003 Bulletin from the League said:

QUOTE:

The entry-level license class--being called ''Novice'' for now--would 
require a 25-question written exam. It would offer limited HF CW/data and 
phone/image privileges on 80, 40, 15 and 10 meters as well as VHF and UHF 
privileges on 6 and 2 meters and on 222-225 and 430-450 MHz. Power output 
would be restricted to 100 W on 80, 40, and 15 meters and to 50 W on 10 
meters and up.

UNQUOTE.

Note the phrase: "It would offer limited HF CW... ... privileges..." . What 
limited HF CW privileges? To operate WHERE within the bands?

My only comment (excluding long, disgusted sighs), personally, about this 
whole thing is to wonder what they have been smoking up there in Newington 
if they think for a minute these newbies are going to stay off 20M when he 
'spots go away, and 20M becomes THE DX band. As an OO, I expect I'll have 
all the 'business' I want just sending out notices for Out-of-Band/Class. 
Maybe I'll get a rubber stamp to save the writer's cramp.

73 Ed Tanton N4XY <n4xy@earthlink.net>

Ed Tanton N4XY
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