I vote for that! ( and the code requirement :-) On Apr 2, 2017 8:56 AM, "K5HM" <[email protected]> wrote:
> I do not care for political or religious comments but if we ban humor, > well, that is a step too far. > > > > There is precious little ham humor in our hobby. We all seen to take > ourselves too seriously. Next thing you know, we will be bannibg the > expressions of humor like words like Ha Ha or Hee Hee Heee. > > Come on April 1st. OK? > > > > > > > > 73, > > Ron, K5HM > > [email protected] > > www.qrz.com/db/k5hm > > [image: ARRL Logo][image: logo (2)][image: smaller Prize] > > * Excelsior!* > > > > *From:* BVARC [mailto:[email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Pat Cameron > via BVARC > *Sent:* Sunday, April 2, 2017 7:16 AM > *To:* BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB <[email protected]> > *Cc:* Pat Cameron <[email protected]>; Michael Monsour <[email protected]> > *Subject:* Re: [BVARC] Trash on our Amateur Radio reflector > > > > 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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