Can we take a vote? *Best Regards,* *Pat Cameron* (832)885-2899
On Sun, Apr 2, 2017 at 6:08 AM, K5IZO via BVARC <[email protected]> wrote: > Michael, I agree. > > Let's keep this reflector for ham radio so we don't have to receive this > garbage. Political views, sinkholes and April Fools trash isn't welcome > here. > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Apr 2, 2017, at 5:57 AM, Michael Monsour via BVARC <[email protected]> > wrote: > > If you are going to do April 1st stuff then have the FCC turn ham radio > into CB. No more calls and free for all and anything goes > > On Sat, Apr 1, 2017 at 10:51 PM, Jeff Davis via BVARC <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> I enjoyed it, I’ve been hit with so many today that it was getting old. >> Then this one and man I swallowed it hook line and oh you know. >> >> it wasn’t till I went back to read it again and saw the date that I went, >> oh crap, I fell for one. >> >> Thanks, >> >> KF5HQE Jeff >> >> On Apr 1, 2017, at 10:12 PM, gmuller885 via BVARC <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> Just haveing fun michael. Don't take it so seriously. >> >> >> >> Sent from my Sprint Samsung Galaxy® Note 4. >> >> >> -------- Original message -------- >> From: Michael Monsour via BVARC <[email protected]> >> Date: 4/1/17 9:42 PM (GMT-06:00) >> To: BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB <[email protected]> >> Cc: Michael Monsour <[email protected]>, JP Pritchard <[email protected] >> > >> Subject: Re: [BVARC] FCC action!! >> >> Enough with the April 1st junk >> >> On Sat, Apr 1, 2017 at 9:03 PM, JP Pritchard via BVARC <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> I know this is crap since the federal government would never say in a >>> press release that it had made a big mistake. Nice try Chris. You're an >>> April fool. >>> >>> JP >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> >>> > On Apr 1, 2017, at 8:45 PM, Chris Boone via BVARC <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> > >>> > FCC to reinstate Morse Code test >>> > >>> > Washington, D.C. – April 1, 2017 – >>> > >>> > Today, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission or FCC) >>> approved Report and Order 14-987af which reinstates the Morse Code test for >>> General Class and Amateur Extra Class licensees. >>> > >>> > “It was a big mistake eliminating the Morse Code test,” admits Dotty >>> Dasher, the FCC’s director of examinations. “We now realize that being able >>> to send and receive Morse Code is an essential skill for radio amateurs. As >>> they say, it really does get through when other modes can’t.” >>> > >>> > Not only will new applicants have to take the test, but General Class >>> licensees who have never passed a code test will have one year to pass a >>> 5-wpm code test. Similarly, Amateur Extra class licensees that never passed >>> a code test will have one year to pass a 13-wpm test. Those amateurs that >>> fail to pass the test will face revocation of their operating privileges. >>> Materials for administering the examinations will be distributed to >>> Volunteer Examiner Coordinators by the end of April, so that they can begin >>> the testing on May 1, 2017. >>> > >>> > “This isn’t going to be one of those silly multiple-choice type >>> tests,” noted Dasher. “We’re going to be sending five-character random code >>> groups, just like we did in the old days. And, applicants will have to >>> prove that they can send, too, using a poorly adjusted straight key.” >>> > >>> > Technician Class licensees will not be required to take a Morse Code >>> test, nor will a test be required for new applicants. “We discussed it,” >>> said Dasher, “but decided that since most Techs can’t even figure out how >>> to program their HTs, requiring them to learn Morse Code seemed like cruel >>> and unusual punishment.” >>> > >>> > When asked what other actions we might see from the FCC, Dasher hinted >>> that in the future applicants taking the written exam may be required to >>> draw circuit diagrams, such as Colpitts oscillators and diode ring mixers, >>> once again. “We’re beginning to think that if an applicant passes an >>> amateur radio license exam it should mean that he or she actually knows >>> something,” she said. >>> > ________________________________ >>> > Cumulus Media Disclaimer >>> > This message contains confidential information and is intended only >>> for the individual(s) named. 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