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Ham Radio Licenses
"Vito" wrote in
: Not since the last (ITU?) convention just last year. It was dropped and several countries (Japan & Canada?) quit code testing. The US FCC still requires 5 wpm for General and Extra (ie, to use HF) but ARRL has petitioned FCC to drop it. Don't hold your breath - FCC is OK but is still an American bureaucracy so I'm sure anyone here can learn 5 wpm faster than it'll act on the petition. ARRL wants code dropped? My, my that IS a switch. ARRL has always wanted to take ham radio back to 1935 any time I've seen them. They opposed us having RTTY, every digital mode, AM, SSB, continuously. ARRL is the reason the damned phone bands end at a higher frequency than the DX uses, damn them. I believe US and UK are the only CW hangers on because of their ARRL and RGSB old fogies wanting to turn the clock back to "the good ol' days". 73, Larry W4CSC An angry ARRL bureaucrat, dressed up like someone important, once threatened to have my ham radio license revoked because he wanted to shut me up asking embarrassing questions at an open forum. I told him the day the damned ARRL could have my license revoked would be the day I voluntarily would send it in. I'm still on the air.....(c; |
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