[TCARC-NTX] Fwd: ARLB003 ARRL to Propose New Entry-Level License, Code-Free HF Access

[Fred Muehlen]

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ARLB003 ARRL to Propose New Entry-Level License,

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ARRL Bulletin 3
>From ARRL Headquarters
Newington CT January 20, 2004
To all

SB QST ARL ARLB003
ARLB003 ARRL to Propose New

The ARRL will ask the FCC to
license that would include HF
Morse code test. The League also
current licensees into three classes,
requirement--now 5 WPM-only for the highest
Directors overwhelmingly approved the plan
Annual Meeting in Windsor, Connecticut. The
the ARRL Executive Committee following a Board
July--are in response to changes made in Article 25 of
international Radio Regulations at World
Conference 2003 (WRC-03). They would continue a
streamlining the amateur licensing structure that the FCC
than five years ago but left unfinished in the Amateur
license restructuring Report and Order (WT 98-143) that went
effect April 15, 2000.

''Change in the Amateur Radio Service
requirements and even more so when Morse is
been emotional,'' said ARRL First Vice President
in presenting the Executive Committee's
without a doubt, Morse is Amateur Radio's

The entry-level license class--being called
require a 25-question written exam. It would
CW/data and phone/image privileges on 80, 40, 15 and 10
well as VHF and UHF privileges on 6 and 2 meters and on 222-225
430-450 MHz. Power output would be restricted to 100 W on 80,
and 15 meters and to 50 W on 10 meters and up.

''The Board
the opportunity
than is available to
motivation to upgrade,'' said ARRL
ARRL plan, current Novice
active group of radio
entry-level class without

The middle group of licensees--Technician, Tech Plus
with Element 1 credit) and General--would be merged into a
General license that also would not require a Morse
Current Technician and Tech Plus license holders
gain current General class privileges without
The current Element 3 General examination would
new applicants.

The Board indicated that it
Amateur Extra class license
FCC to combine the current
licensees into Amateur Extra, because
exams passed by these licensees is very
Extra would have to pass a 5 WPM Morse code
written exam would stay the same. Sumner said the
the highest level of accomplishment should include basic
capability. Current Novice, Tech Plus and General licensees
receive lifetime 5 WPM Morse credit.

''This structure
privileges to promote growth

Among other advantages,
to participate in HF SSB
as on the top 100 kHz of 15
another name, Sumner said. ''We're
the old Novice license, but in a manner
21st century.''

The overall proposed
smoothly integrate HF spectrum
classes and would incorporate the
put forth nearly two years ago in a
(RM-10413). The FCC has not yet acted on the
alter current HF subbands.

The ARRL license
privileges for Extra and
17 or 12 meters. Novice
bands.

See ''ARRL to
on the ARRL Web


www.arrl.org/news/stories/2004/01/19/1/, for
the

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