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Subject: [SECC] Fwd: ARLB044 IARU Administrative Council Calls for End to Morse Requirement
From: w4nti@mindspring.com (w4nti@mindspring.com)
Date: Fri, 12 Oct 2001 15:17:19 -0500
Look at it this way.....who wants to compete with a bunch of 5wpm goofballs
anyway.  Also it didn't say the mode would be eliminated, just the
requirement.  Now only true cw nuts will join 'our' ranks.

Well, it sounded good anyway...hi.

Dan/W4NTI

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jay Pryor" <jpryor@ARCHES.UGA.EDU>
To: <SECC@contesting.com>
Sent: Friday, October 12, 2001 1:43 PM
Subject: [SECC] Fwd: ARLB044 IARU Administrative Council Calls for End to
Morse Requirement


>
> >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
> >CC: W1AW List: ;
> >
> >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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