[ETS/PARC List] Recent FCC Action

[E. Drew Moore]

Rodolfo,


Thank you, I can't wait to send you next year's April Fools Joke.


73,
Drew


On Tue, Apr 05, 2016 at 08:26 PM, Rodolfo Juliani via ETSList wrote:

> Drew,
> It seems this is part of the April fool day! I cannot find anything, 
> not even listed in the ARRL site!
> FCC to reinstate Morse Code test - KB6NU's Ham Radio Blog
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> This just in… Washington, D.C. – April 1, 2014 – Today, the Federal 
> Communications Commission (Commission or FCC) approved Report and 
> Order 14-987... |
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> This is a site from April 1st, 2014!
> A belated April fool day!
> Rodolfo
>
>       De: E. Drew Moore  Para: ETSList   Enviado: Viernes, 1 de abril, 
> 2016 17:01:21
>  Asunto: [ETS/PARC List] Recent FCC Action
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> Washington, D.C.  April 1, 2016  Today, the Federal Communications 
> Commission (Commission or FCC) approved Report and
> Order 14-987af which reinstates the Morse Code test for General Class 
> and Amateur Extra Class licensees. It was a big
> mistake eliminating the Morse Code test, admits Dotty Dasher, the FCCs 
> director of examinations. We now realize that
> being able to send and receive Morse Code is an essential skill for 
> radio amateurs. As they say, it really does get
> through when other modes cant.
>
> Not only will new applicants have to take the test, but General Class 
> licensees who have never passed a code test will
> have one year to pass a 5-wpm code test. Similarly, Amateur Extra 
> class licensees that never passed a code test will
> have one year to pass a 13-wpm test. Those amateurs that fail to pass 
> the test will face revocation of their operating
> privileges. Materials for administering the examinations will be 
> distributed to Volunteer Examiner Coordinators by the
> end of April, so that they can begin the testing on May 1, 2016.
>
> This isnt going to be one of those silly multiple-choice type tests, 
> noted Dasher. Were going to be sending
> five-character random code groups, just like we did in the old days. 
> And, applicants will have to prove that they can
> send, too, using a poorly adjusted straight key.
>
> Technician Class licensees will not be required to take a Morse Code 
> test, nor will a test be required for new
> applicants. We discussed it, said Dasher, but decided that since most 
> Techs cant even figure out how to program
> their HTs, requiring them to learn Morse Code seemed like cruel and 
> unusual punishment.
>
> When asked what other actions we might see from the FCC, Dasher hinted 
> that in the future applicants taking the written
> exam may be required to draw circuit diagrams, such as Colpitts 
> oscillators and diode ring mixers, once again. Were
> beginning to think that if an applicant passes an amateur radio 
> license exam it  should mean that he or she actually
> knows something, she said.
>
> For further information, contact James X. Shorts, Assistant Liaison to 
> the Deputy Chief of Public Relations for the FCC
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