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Pluses can already upgrade to General because they have already passed the code
test. Morse code isn't holding them back from
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<DIV dir=ltr><FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> hfsig-bounces@lists.tapr.org
on behalf of Trevor AKA<BR><B>Sent:</B> Thu 21-Jul-05 16:03<BR><B>To:</B> TAPR
HF Modes SIG Mailing List<BR><B>Subject:</B> RE: [hfsig] Re: [Flexradio] The
final nail in the coffin of Morse ?<BR></FONT><BR></DIV></DIV>
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<P><FONT size=2>The ARRL have been pushing for a new Entry Level licence, with
100 watts<BR>output, for a year or more.<BR><BR>ARRL want the FCC to
automatically upgrade Technician licensees to General and<BR>Advanced licensees
to Amateur Extra. That action combined with the introduction<BR>of an Entry
level licence would then have created a 3-tier system like that in<BR>the
UK.<BR><BR>However, the FCC has said it does not believe a new entry-level
license class<BR>is<BR>warranted because current Novice and Tech Plus licensees
will easily be able<BR>upgrade to General once the code requirement goes
away.<BR><BR>I read that as implying the FCC wants to eliminate Tech leaving
General and<BR>Extra ?<BR><BR>73 Trevor M5AKA<BR><BR>--- DuBose Walt Civ AETC
CONS/LGCA <Walt.DuBose@RANDOLPH.AF.MIL> wrote:<BR><BR>> I believe from
my reading there will be three classes of<BR>> licenses...Technician, General
and Extra.<BR>><BR>> Three test elements (2, 3 and 4). One element
for each class license. An<BR>> extra would have to take elements 2, 3,
and 4. A General elements 3 and 4<BR>> and a Technician only element
2.<BR>><BR>> Walt/K5YFW<BR>><BR>> -----Original Message-----<BR>>
From: hfsig-bounces@lists.tapr.org<BR>> [<A
href="mailto:hfsig-bounces@lists.tapr.org">mailto:hfsig-bounces@lists.tapr.org</A>]On
Behalf Of Trevor AKA<BR>> Sent: Thursday, July 21, 2005 11:53 AM<BR>> To:
TAPR HF Modes SIG Mailing List<BR>> Subject: Re: [hfsig] Re: [Flexradio] The
final nail in the coffin of<BR>> Morse?<BR>><BR>><BR>> ---
Anthony.N.Martin@seleniacomms.com wrote:<BR>> > Note that the CEPT are
planning a new intermediate class of<BR>> > amateur licence for
international recognition & roaming.<BR>> > It would be nice for the
US to have forethought and look<BR>> > to align it's licence structure at
this juncture with the<BR>> > CEPT.<BR>><BR>> I presume it will mean
that the Techician Class will all become General<BR>> Class.<BR>><BR>>
There's already some similarity between USA and UK licence
structures.<BR>><BR>> - US Advanced/Extra exam technically equates to UK
Advanced(Full)<BR>> - US General/Technician exam equates to UK
Intermediate<BR>> (Except US General/Tech's get to run 1.5
Kilowatts instead of the 50 watts<BR>> Intermediates have
in the UK!)<BR>><BR>> The US currently has no equivalent to UK Foundation.
Their equivalent used<BR>> to<BR>> be called the US Novice (it was so easy
even 5 year olds managed to pass it)<BR>> The US Novice was scrapped by the
FCC several years ago. It's users were<BR>> permitted to run 200 watts on
segments of the HF and VHF bands.<BR>><BR>> Regarding the CEPT "Novice
Class" currently being introduced. The steps to<BR>> do<BR>> this were put
in train many years ago before Foundation existed. Several<BR>> CEPT<BR>>
administrations now wish to instroduce a 3rd licence class into CEPT
which<BR>> would equate to UK Foundation.<BR>><BR>> 73 Trevor
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