[SOC] Vanity?

[Rob Matherly]

WHY THOSE DIRTY ROTTEN SOB'S!  I OTTA GO GET MYSELF A POTATO GUN AND GO
SHOOT UP THE FCC WITH A BUNCH OF ROTTEN SPUDS! :^)

(Hello Mr. Carnivore guy ;^))

72/73/oo
Rob, kc0bom
ARRL; FP Qrp -330; Live-Wire #442; IA QRP #143; SOC #497; QRPp-I #19

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----- Original Message -----
From: William R Colbert <w5xe@juno.com>
To: <soc@mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Monday, April 01, 2002 10:40 AM
Subject: Re: [SOC] Vanity?


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

--------- Forwarded message ----------
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
>
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