[K3PZN-List] It's official... Element 1 is going away...

[Kevin P. Inscoe]

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

"In this Notice of Proposed Rule Making and Order (NPRM), we address
eighteen petitions for rulemaking.1 The petitioners request that we
amend the Commission?s amateur radio service rules2 to implement revised
international Radio Regulations that were adopted at the 2003 World
Radiocommunication Conference (WRC-03).3 Most of the petitioners request
that we entirely or partially eliminate the requirement that an
individual must pass an international Morse code4 telegraphy
examination5 in order to qualify for certain classes of amateur radio
operator licenses.6 Others request that we either maintain the current
requirement or increase the speed in telegraphy that an individual
must demonstrate in order to qualify for certain classes of amateur
radio operator licenses. In addition, some petitioners request that we
establish a new class of operator license in the amateur service, or
otherwise modify the license structure or associated operating privileges."

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"Based upon the petitions and comments, we propose to amend our amateur
service rules to eliminate the requirement that individuals pass a
telegraphy examination in order to qualify for any amateur radio
operator license. We believe that this proposal, if adopted, would (1)
encourage individuals who are interested in communications technology,
or who are able to contribute to the advancement of the radio art, to
become amateur radio operators; (2) eliminate a requirement that we
believe is now unnecessary and that may discourage amateur service
licensees from advancing their skills in the communications and
technical phases of amateur radio; and (3) promote more efficient use
of the radio spectrum currently allocated to the amateur radio service.
We solicit comments on our tentative conclusions. We decline to propose
any other changes to amateur radio service licensing or operating
privileges in this proceeding."

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Kevin P. Inscoe                       Amateur Radio Call Sign: KE3VIN
Deltona, FL 32738    28.9495N/28:56:58.200N by 81.1954W/81:11:43.775W
kevin [at] inscoe [dot] org                http://www.kevininscoe.com
GPG 0x61288D53
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