[Elecraft] Morse test elimination

[Bob Cunnings]

Umm, the ARRL only wanted to extend phone for Extras down to 3725.
It's all here:

http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-04-79A1.pdf

and the ARRL wanted to retain the morse testing requirement for Extras:

http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-05-143A1.pdf

RC

On 12/17/06, Karl Larsen <k5di at zianet.com> wrote:
> Guys, the ARRL almost caused a revolt in FCC-Wireless. They were being
> visited by ARRL people daily. They are lawyers and they are trying to
> kill Internet on power lines, and push band planning and morse code
> testing removal.
>
>    Then after they GOT the band plan they pushed it was discovered ARRL
> goofed. They made too much space near the CW/Digital bands Extra Class.
> But then wait. It will be simple to get a Extra Class license. No 20 WPM
> send and receive, hard written stuff, it is just some multiple guess
> questions now.
>
>    The ARRL keeps sending me mail which says they need big bucks to
> keep the lawyers in Washington. Will I send a hundred bucks? I throw
> away to letter.
>
>    All the fun I have had teaching code to people is over. My last
> effort was fun because I had a 5 year old girl. She had little trouble
> with the code, but she had not learned how to write down a Z or A.
>
>    So all this is over. Well I'm almost over too.
>
> 72 73 Karl K5DI
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> VR2BrettGraham wrote:
> > N8OHU added:
> >
> >> I'd rather say it's the "fault" of the ITU, if you want the truth.
> >> They were
> >> the ones to let the code go back in 2003.
> >
> > Not quite - the ITU does what its members decide.
> >
> > And the end of Morse as licensing requirement
> > probably started with the JA no-code license -
> > the first ITU member that "found" a way to get
> > around the requirement.
> >
> > The amateur population in JA is now contracting,
> > but the effect of their no-code license was quite
> > positive on amateur radio in Japan when it was
> > introduced.
> >
> > The effect that had on equipment suppliers is
> > still obvious today.  I wonder what things would
> > be like now if there was no Incentive Licensing, or
> > if international opinion would have allowed dropping
> > the Morse requirement around that time? ;^)
> >
> > 73, VR2BrettGraham
> >
>
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