[SECC] Fwd: ARLB044 IARU Administrative Council Calls for End to Morse Requirement

[jpryor@ARCHES.UGA.EDU (Jay Pryor)]

>Subject: ARLB044 IARU Administrative Council Calls for End to Morse 
>Requirement
>To: jpryor@uga.cc.uga.edu
>From: "W1AW Mailing List" <w1aw-list-request@p1k.arrl.org>
>Date: Fri, 12 Oct 2001 14:28:39 EDT
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>SB QST @ ARL $ARLB044
>ARLB044 IARU Administrative Council Calls for End to Morse Requirement
>
>ZCZC AG44
>QST de W1AW
>ARRL Bulletin 44  ARLB044
> >From ARRL Headquarters
>Newington CT  October 12, 2001
>To all radio amateurs
>
>SB QST ARL ARLB044
>ARLB044 IARU Administrative Council Calls for End to Morse Requirement
>
>Saying that it was ''setting aside any previous relevant decisions,''
>the International Amateur Radio Union Administrative Council this
>week resolved that IARU policy supports ''the removal of Morse code
>testing as an ITU requirement for an amateur license to operate on
>frequencies below 30 MHz.'' The Council further resolved to urge
>member societies--as an interim measure--to seek Morse code testing
>speeds ''not exceeding five words per minute.''


As if we weren't already depressed enough!

Jay, K4OGG




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