[W2CRA] FCC R&O 14-987af

[William Thiele]

I especially laughed at the quote from "Dotty Dasher."

W2BWL

On Sat, Apr 2, 2016 at 2:06 PM, William Powell <whp at att.net> wrote:

> Of course it is an April Fool!
>
> >On Friday, April 1, 2016, 3:58 PM, William Powell <whp at att.net>
> wrote:Washington, D.C. – April 1, 2016 – Today,
> >the Federal Communications Commission (Commission or FCC) approved Report
> and
> >Order 14-987af
> Year: 14
> af april fool at the end
>
> >which reinstates the Morse Code test for General Class and Amateur Extra
> Class licensees. “It was a big
> >mistake eliminating the Morse Code test,” admits Dotty Dasher,
> Dotty Dasher?
> > the FCC’s director of examinations. “We now realize that
> >being able to send and receive Morse Code is an essential skill for radio
> amateurs. As they say, it really does get
> >through when other modes can’t.”
>
> >Not only will new applicants have to take the test, but General Class
> licensees who have never passed a code test will
> >have one year to pass a 5-wpm code test. Similarly, Amateur Extra class
> licensees that never passed a code test will
> >have one year to pass a 13-wpm test. Those amateurs that fail to pass the
> test will face revocation of their operating
> >privileges. Materials for administering the examinations will be
> distributed to Volunteer Examiner Coordinators by the
> >end of April, so that they can begin the testing on May 1, 2016.
>
> >“This isn’t going to be one of those silly multiple-choice type tests,”
> noted Dasher.
> "Silly?"
>
> > “We’re going to be sending
> >five-character random code groups, just like we did in the old days. And,
> applicants will have to prove that they can
> >send, too, using a poorly adjusted straight key.”
> "poorly adjusted?
>
> >Technician Class licensees will not be required to take a Morse Code
> test, nor will a test be required for new
> >applicants. “We discussed it,” said Dasher, “but decided that since most
> Techs can’t even figure out how to program
> >their HTs, requiring them to learn Morse Code seemed like cruel and
> unusual punishment.”
> this from the FCC?
>
> >When asked what other actions we might see from the FCC, Dasher hinted
> that in the future applicants taking the written
> >exam may be required to draw circuit diagrams, such as Colpitts
> oscillators and diode ring mixers, once again. “We’re
> >beginning to think that if an applicant passes an amateur radio license
> exam it  should mean that he or she actually
> >knows something,” she said.
>
> >For further information, contact James X. Shorts, Assistant Liaison to
> the Deputy Chief of Public Relations for the FCC.
> ???
>
>
> Bill - WB1GOT
>
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