[Qcwa] KEEP THE CODE

[Gene A. Nailon]

TO QCWA OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS:

KEEPING THE CODE:

Below is a e-mail I received from our West Gulf Director
Coy Day  N5OK.

As stated the ARRL will have the summer board meeting this
coming weekend.  NOT MUCH TIME TO REPLY!!!

QCWA NATIONAL should come out strongly in favor of keeping
the code requirement in this country.  Do it DAMN fast!!

I think the ARRL will vote to do away with the code.
  DO NOT SUPPORT THE ARRL IN THIS

IF YOU WANT TO GET NEW MEMBERS AND KEEP OLD ONES
SUPPORT THE CODE

Best regards,

Gene Nailon, K5DLE Member Chapter 63 and 120   k5dle@juno.com
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ARRL OKLAHOMA STATE CONVENTION THIS WEEKEND (18-19 July)
Check out the Ham Holiday 2003 web site at
http://www.qsl.net/coranews/index.html  for the details.

ARRL WEST GULF DIVISION CONVENTION
The West Gulf Divsion Convention will be held Friday August 1 & Saturday
August 2, 2003.  This will be a significant event with President Haynie
just back from the Summer ARRL board meeting with all the latest
happenings.  Check out the Austin Summerfest web site at
http://www.austinsummerfest.org/index.html for all the details.

ELIMINATION OF MORSE CODE
Once again the question comes up of the elimination of Morse code
testing for an HF license.  With the elimination of A.25 as treaty
requirement, the question comes up of "What will the FCC do now?

They may very well propose the elimination of Morse testing.  If that
were to happen the ARRL would make input upon notice of a proposed rule
making.  The ARRL is likely going to deal with this issue in some
fashion this coming weekend at the summer board meeting.

I would like to here from you if you have strong feelings on this
subject one way or the other.  How do you think the ARRL should respond
to such a proposal?

 Please e-mail your comments to me at n5ok@arrl.org.

Thanks.

Coy, N5OK
Director

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ARRL West Gulf Division
Director: Coy Day, N5OK
n5ok@arrl.org
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