ad7i (02/02/83)
qst de ad7i red bank, new jersey, u.s.a. hr arrl bulletin nr 11 from arrl headquarters newington ct february 1, 1983 to all radio amateurs bt the fcc has released the notice of proposed rulemaking proposing to establish an amateur radio operator license class which would not require any demonstrated ability to send or receive morse code. the so called codeless license proposal seeks to create one of two possible new classes of amateur license. one alternative would be the technician class without the five word per minute morse code examination. this license would carry all amateur privileges above 50 mhz. the second alternative would be an experimenter class. this license would require passing a theory test which would require knowledge of digital and other amateur techniques and would grant all amateur privileges above 144 mhz. fcc seeks comments on this proposal, especially views on the composition of the new theory test for the proposed experimenter class. it also seeks comments on the frequency privileges to be given to either a codeless technician or experimenter class. comment deadline is april 29, 1983. replies are due may 31. march 1983 qst will carry the entire text of this proposal, including information on how to file comments with the fcc. the docket number is 83 28 ar