So far, Switzerland, the UK and Belgium have axed the CW test.

The IARU modified s25.5 effective the 5th of July so that CW testing would
be optional for administrations.

Switzerland announced on the 6th of July that letters would be sent out to
all class 2 hams giving provisional access to HF from receipt of the
letter. By the 15th of July most Swiss hams had their letters. HB still
has a Class 3 licence with only 2m/70cm, but no CW test is required for
any licence.

The UK abolished CW as a requirement effective the 26th of July. The
licence structure is now Full, Intermediate and Foundation with different
power levels. Foundation licencees cannot use 10m. CW tests are still
available for a proficiency certificate for reciprocal operating.

Belgium abolished the CW test on the 4th of August. Class 2s have to apply
for a Class 1 licence to use HF, but it only takes three days to get one,
and no CW test is required. I understand that ON has also now introduced a
Foundation licence.

Apparently, 'Funkamateur' magazine reported (incorrectly) that Germany
would abolish CW testing on the 6th of August, but nothing happened. Now
DARC (the German ham soceity) reports that from the 15th of August German
hams with Class 2 licences will be able to use their existing calls on HF.

The German text follows:

RTA im BMWA
Klasse 2: Jetzt geht es weiter!
(11.08.03/js) Ab 15. August 2003 dürfen in Deutschland Inhaber der CEPT-
Klasse-2 mit ihrem persönlichen Rufzeichen die Kurzwellenbänder unter
Einhaltung der dafür gültigen Bedingungen benutzten. Dies teilten die
Mitarbeiter des BMWA dem RTA-Vorsitzenden bei einer Besprechung mit. Das
BMWA wird dazu noch in eine gesonderte Pressemitteilung veröffentlichen.
Weitere Einzelheiten folgen.

Alun Palmer wrote:
So far, Switzerland, the UK and Belgium have axed the CW test.

Snip


Okay Alun, we got it the first time.. or two.. or three.. or four.. 8^)

- mike KB3EIA -

"Mike Coslo" wrote in message ...
Alun Palmer wrote:
So far, Switzerland, the UK and Belgium have axed the CW test.

Snip


Okay Alun, we got it the first time.. or two.. or three.. or four.. 8^)

I'd like to personally invite all subscribers of rec.radio.amateur to join
uk.radio.amateur. Come on in! - the water's lovely.


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Gareth (G1LVN) wrote:
"Mike Coslo" wrote in message ...

Alun Palmer wrote:

So far, Switzerland, the UK and Belgium have axed the CW test.

Snip


Okay Alun, we got it the first time.. or two.. or three.. or four.. 8^)


I'd like to personally invite all subscribers of rec.radio.amateur to join
uk.radio.amateur. Come on in! - the water's lovely.

Someone's inviting *us* in? That doesn't happen too often! Most people
tell us where to go though.....

- Mike KB3EIA -

"Airy R Bean" wrote in message
...
Where the murderous Yank invaders are receiving
their just deserts - being dropped like flies by the
modern equivalent of the French Resistance.

There's no limit to your bull****, is there?
(_!_)

"Airy R Bean" wrote:
Where the murderous Yank invaders are receiving
their just deserts - being dropped like flies by the
modern equivalent of the French Resistance.

The French fight with their face, I hope you ain't one of them.

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In article ,
says...
I don't love the BBC, to whom do you refer?

(Any country having a religious loony at the helm is
a 3rd World country; esp. Yankland whose prominence
will collapse as soon as the World realises how bankrupt
the country really is - you'll all be dying of thirst in a few
years and go the way of the Central Americas civilisations.)

I understand that their national debt is so enormous that
even scientific notation is having problems expressing it.

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"J." wrote in message
...
In article ,
says...
I don't love the BBC, to whom do you refer?

(Any country having a religious loony at the helm is
a 3rd World country; esp. Yankland whose prominence
will collapse as soon as the World realises how bankrupt
the country really is - you'll all be dying of thirst in a few
years and go the way of the Central Americas civilisations.)

I understand that their national debt is so enormous that
even scientific notation is having problems expressing it.

Ask Airy to calculate their inflation rate in dB per annum.
--
;)
73 de Frank Turner-Smith G3VKI - mine's a pint.

"Airy R Bean" wrote in
:

I don't love the BBC, to whom do you refer?

(Any country having a religious loony at the helm is
a 3rd World country; esp. Yankland whose prominence

I know many that take it as severe insult.
We are not Yankees. Yankees were the ones
that started the civil war and trashed
Germans, Irish, and Italians during the
turn of the century.

Yankees are pure bred english descendants
that did not like immigrants.

bill

From this side of the pond you are all Yankees.

William H. O'Hara, III wrote in message
. 3.44...
"Airy R Bean" wrote in
:
I don't love the BBC, to whom do you refer?
(Any country having a religious loony at the helm is
a 3rd World country; esp. Yankland whose prominence
I know many that take it as severe insult.
We are not Yankees. Yankees were the ones
that started the civil war and trashed
Germans, Irish, and Italians during the
turn of the century.
Yankees are pure bred english descendants
that did not like immigrants.