Dee D. Flint wrote:
"Radio Amateur KC2HMZ" wrote in message
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On 20 Jul 2003 03:26:37 -0700, (Steve Robeson, K4CAP)
wrote:
I am willing to bet that some sort of "moratorium" on code
testing is announced within the next 60 days. Just an
opinion...nothing certain
In light of comments I've read elsewhere, I'm forced to wonder if that
would be legal. I'm certainly no lawyer, but from what I've seen
elsewhere, the Senate has to ratify the treaty, then the process of
NPRM begins, and so forth.
If it *is* legal, then it wouldn't surprise me all that much for FCC
to come out and say, "Okay, we had enough of this issue back in 1999,
as of today all Amateur Radio licensees and all applicants for Amateur
Radio license of any class are granted blanket Element 1 credit, game
over, thanks for playing."
73 DE John, KC2HMZ
There is a new article as of today on the ARRL site that also predicts about
two years. They also are of the opinion that the FCC will take no action on
its own but will only respond to petitions for changes. If that's indeed
the case, then someone has to file a petition, then there has to be time for
comments and related petitions, then the FCC needs to review it all and file
a NPRM and allow time for comments on that and so on.
If you think about it, it is logical. There is no particular effect on
the FCC one way or the other wheether there is a code test or not. VE's
are doing the examinations, and as far as I know, the test doesn't make
for any extra work at all for the FCC. So they probably don't care very
much when it happens.
- Mike KB3EIA -