"Larry Roll K3LT" wrote in message
...
In article , Keith
writes:

As long as no code techs and others that are interested in HF ham radio
operation do nothing the FCC and the ARRL will drag their feet to keep
this
dinosaur technology for the next year or so.
Write the FCC and let them know this is not satisfactory. There are
200,000+
hams that deserve immediate access to the HF bands today.

To Contact the Commissioners via E-mail
Chairman Michael K. Powell:
Commissioner Kathleen Q. Abernathy:
Commissioner Michael J. Copps:
Commissioner Kevin J. Martin:
Commissioner Jonathan S. Adelstein:

If you do nothing then nothing can change. The squeaky wheel gets the
grease.

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CWProtest/

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Well, I did just what you asked! Here is what I sent:

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TO: Michael K. Powell, Chairman, FCC

Dear Chairman Powell,

I am an Amateur Radio Operator, licensed for over 21 years. As you know,
the recent World Radiocommunication Conference, WRC-03, has eliminated
the ITU International Treaty requirement for Morse Code proficiency
testing,
and has left the decision whether or not to require Morse code testing in
any
member nation's Amateur Radio Service up to the individual
administrations.
I appeal to you NOT to take any action to eliminate the Morse code test
(Element 1) from the U.S. FCC Amateur Radio Licensing requirements.

You will undoubtedly be receiving many petitions from current and
prospective radio amateurs to do this, but the fact is, these people are
simply unqualified to know and understand the benefits and advantages
of the Morse/CW mode in the Amateur Radio Service. Indeed they, for
the most part, simply desire to be relieved of the necessity to expend the
time and effort required to learn a useful radiocommunications skill at
a basic proficiency level. Such "dumbing-down" of Amateur Radio
serves no useful purpose, and would, in fact, probably have the effect
of placing HF radiotelephone operating privileges in the hands of a large
number of eager, yet technically uninvolved individuals. This could
cause a dramatic increase in the number of operating violations on the
HF voice allocations, increasing the FCC's enforcement workload
without having any overall positive impact on the service.

Knowledge of the Morse code gives radio amateurs the ability to
communicate effectively using low power, and under operating
conditions which cause even the latest digital modes to fail. It is the
ultimate backup communications mode. Unfortunately, the many
benefits of the Morse/CW mode will be increasingly unavailable to
radio amateurs if future operators are not required to obtain even an
entry-level exposure to the use of the Morse code through a testing
requirement for an amateur license with HF operating privileges.
Therefore, I urge you to simply leave the FCC's amateur radio
licensing structure and requirements as it is, and retain the Element
1 Morse code test forever. I assure you that this is in the best
interest of the Amateur Radio Service and the FCC.

Sincerely,

Lawrence J. Roll, K3LT
1300 S. Farm View Dr. A-31
Dover, DE 19904-7721
(302) [xxx-xxxx]

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Note: Copies to be sent to the Commissioners as well.

73 de Larry, K3LT


Bravo Bravo capital job my man. Let the whinning commence.

Dan/W4NTI