rjr@mgweed.UUCP (10/04/83)
QST DE W1AW HR ARRL BULLETIN NR 90 FROM ARRL HEADQUARTERS NEWINGTON CT SEPTEMBER 27, 1983 TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BT AT ITS SEPTEMBER 22 MEETING, FCC ADOPTED A REPORT AND ORDER IN DOCKET NO. 83 27, CONCERNING VOLUNTEER EXAMS. ALTHOUGH THE COMPLETE REPORT HAS NOT BEEN RELEASED, ARRL HAS LEARNED SOME OF THE CONTENTS. FCC ENVISIONS THE ESTABLISHMENT OF REGIONAL VOLUNTEER EXAM COORDINATORS INSTEAD OF NATIONAL VECS. FCC WILL HAVE THE POWER TO RETEST ANYONE WHO RECEIVES A LICENSE FROM A VOLUNTEER ADMINISTERED EXAM. THE PROGRAM WILL START WITH GENERAL AND TECHNICIAN. THE OTHER TWO CLASSES WILL BE ADDED LATER. THIRTY DAYS ADVANCE REGISTRATION WILL BE REQUIRED OF APPLICANTS. INSTANT UPGRADING WILL BE PERMISSIBLE. THE TELEGRAPHY TEST REMAINS THE SAME AS NOW, I.E. A SENDING TEST IS PERMISSIBLE BUT NOT REQUIRED. MEMBERSHIP IN AN ORGANIZATION CANNOT BE A REQUIREMENT FOR PARTICIPATING IN A TEST. THIS BULLETIN WILL BE UPDATED WHEN FCC RELEASES THE TEXT OF THE REPORT AND ORDER AR DE K9EUI