[SOC] Vanity?

[William R Colbert]

No - the FCC is busy with the new testing
preparations - see below:

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Date: Mon, 1 Apr 2002 06:55:30 -0800 (PST)
Subject: From FCC website
 
-> 
>  NPRM 040102
> 
>  Notice of Proposed Rule Making
>  Refer to file AP-F001
> 
> 
>  SUMMARY:
> 
>  PROPOSAL TO RECIND ALL 5 WPM CODE REQUIREMENTS 
>  FOR ALL LICENSE CLASSES, AND TO REPLACE MORSE EXAM 
>  WITH GSA-APPROVED TYPING TEST:
> 
>  RATIONALE:
>  WHEREAS DIGITAL MODES HAVE REPLACED CW, AND
>  WHEREAS THE USE OF A KEYBOARD IS THE EASIEST WAY 
>  TO ENCODE DIGITAL DATA,
>  
>  THEREFORE,
 
>  PROPOSAL:
>  
>  BE IT RESOLVED THAT ALL APPLICANTS FOR AMATEUR RADIO 
>  LICENSES MUST PASS THE EQUIVALENT CIVIL SERVICE TYPING 
>  TEST (USING AMATEUR QSO TEXT) FOR THE FOLLOWING CLASSES:
> 
>  GENRAL CLASS:
>  THE APPLICANT MUST DEMONSTRATE THE ABILITY TO TYPE AT 
>  35 WORDS PER MINUTE, WITH NO MISTAKES FOR A PERIOD OF ONE 
>  MINUTE DURING A 5-MINUTE TEST TO BE ADMINISTERED  BY THE
> 
>  GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION USING FORM 73-A.
>  
>  EXTRA CLASS:
>  THE APPLICANT MUST DEMONSTRATE THE ABILITY TO TYPE AT 60
> 
>  WORDS PER MINUTE, WITH NO MISTAKES FOR A PERIOD OF ONE 
>  MINUTE DURING A 5-MINUTE TEST TO BE ADMINISTERED
>  BY THE GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION USING FORM 73-A.
> 
>  TECHNICIAN:
>  ALL NO-CODE TECHNICIAN CLASS LICENSEES ARE EXEMPTED FROM
> TYPING  PROFICIENCY EXAMS, BUT MUST DEMONSTRATE AN ABILITY TO
> COLOR USING THE CRAYOLA PRIMARY 8-COLOR SET.  
> 
>  DECISION OF THE EXAMINER IS FINAL.
> 
>  NOTE:  For higher class applicants, the use of spell
> checking programs is not  allowed.  
>  For Technician applicants, bio-degradable crayons are
> required.
> 
>  COMMENT PERIOD:
>  The comment period commences immediately, and is open
> for the period of 365-days, ending 1 April 2003.
> *********************
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Shamlessly stolen from the Northwest Amateur Radio
> Society reflector.
> NARS@mailman.qth.net or www.w5nc.org
>