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From ARRL website:
It's Official! Morse Code Requirement Ends Friday, February 23 (Jan 24, 2007 [REVISED Jan 26, 2007 14:15 ET]) --
Circle Friday, February 23, on your calendar. That's when the current 5 WPM Morse code requirement will officially disappear from the Amateur Radio Service Part 97 rules in accordance with the FCC's Report and Order (R&O) in the "Morse code proceeding," WT Docket 05-235. Beginning on that date, applicants for a General or Amateur Extra class Amateur Radio license no longer will have to demonstrate proficiency in Morse code. They'll just have to pass the applicable written examination. Publication of the new rules in the January 24 Federal Register started a 30-day countdown for the new rules to become effective. Deletion of the Morse requirement -- still a matter of controversy within the amateur community -- is a landmark in Amateur Radio history.
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Special Report from the Board of Directors, 7/2006 regarding ATV usage:
This report is prepared to assist a BCARES Board review of applicable
sections of the FCC Part 97 Rules regarding Prohibited Communications to
ensure BCARES compliance with FCC regulation:
REF: "97.113 (a)(5): Communications, on a regular basis, which could
reasonably be furnished alternatively through other radio
services".
For a number of years BCARES has provided Amateur Television (supplemental
communication) for the University of Colorado at their request: for CU
Police and Athletic Department & Game Management at Folsom Field during
home football games. The purpose of the ATV at CU Football games has
been multifaceted:
Read the complete Report |
