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

[Steve Rodowicz]

Well, Canada has stepped up and almost made a commitment in the "No Code" 
debate. If there is a middle ground, looks like Canada may have found it.

BTW: Canada has a Volunteer Examination System in many ways similar to that of 
the US, except that only one volunteer examiner is required for administration
of the exam.

73,
Steve - N1SR/VE1EES


-------- Original Message --------
Subject: 	RAC Bulletin 013-05 Industry Canada Introduces Alternatives to
Morse Requirements for HF
Date: 	Fri, 29 Jul 2005 14:51:44 -0400
From: 	RAC-Bulletins from HQ <RAC-Bulletins-help at eton.ca>
To: 	RAC-Bulletins at smtpin.eton.ca

_Industry Canada Introduces Alternatives to Morse Requirement for HF_

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_
<http://strategis.ic/gc/ca/yyyyyyy> and the "Latest News" page on the
RAC web site at _http://www.rac.ca_  .
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