[CW] RAC Bulletin 013-05 Industry Canada Introduces Alternatives to Morse Requirements for HF

K0HB k-zero-hb at earthlink.net
Fri Jul 29 15:57:56 EDT 2005


Per Canada Gazette notice DGRB-003-05 22 July 2005, Industry Canada has
adopted elements of the RAC "Proposal on Morse Code and Related Matters"
and has removed the mandatory requirement for the Morse Qualification for
access to the HF bands below 30 MHz. 

Effective immediately, amateurs certified with BASIC Qualification prior to
2 April 2002, and amateurs certified with both BASIC and ADVANCED
Qualifications, may operate on HF. Amateurs with BASIC only Qualification
certified after 1 April 2002, and who achieved a pass mark of 80% or
greater, will also be allowed to operate on HF. Amateurs certified BASIC
only Qualification after 1 April 2002 having achieved less than 80% pass
mark, will either have to qualify in Morse, write the Advanced or re-write
the Basic examination to obtain HF privileges. This latter requirement is
related to a decision to increase the BASIC examination pass mark to ensure
that candidates have been tested in all areas of the syllabus. 

For details, see the Canada Gazette notice at
http://strategis.ic.gc.ca/epic/internet/insmt-gst.nsf/en/sf08435e.html and
the "Latest News" page on the RAC web site at http://www.rac.ca  .

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