SBARC-list December 2006

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Key-Klix deadline
by WillZ789＠cs.com 24 Dec '06

24 Dec '06

Hi Everybody, The deadline for articles is coming up soon. This early reminder is becauses of the holidays. 73 AND Happy Holidays!! Bill.

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VE Testing and the Morse Code
by Marvin Johnston 22 Dec '06

22 Dec '06

FCC's Morse Code Report & Order The FCC's 05-235 R&O on the Commission's proposal to eliminate the Morse code requirement for all license classes was issued on 12/19/2006. However, it does NOT go into effect until 30 days from the time it is printed in the "Federal Register". The Federal Register Publication Date and the Effective Date are NOT yet known. As soon as the R&O is published in the Federal Register the ARRL will verify the effective date and publicize it on the ARRL Web and in QST. The FCC has clarified that there will be no changes in the administration of Amateur Radio examination elements or upgrades and in granting a Certificate for Successful Completion of Examination (CSCE). CSCEs are only valid for examination credit for 365 days from date of issuance per FCC Rule 97.505(a)(6); applicants cannot use CSCEs older than that to upgrade. Amateurs possessing CSCEs that have gone beyond the 365 day window must retest. The FCC will not make any exceptions to this rule. Volunteer Examiner Coordinators (VECs) will handle all upgrades through volunteer examiner teams. Candidates for General or Amateur Extra testing between now and the effective date of the new rules will still have to pass Element 1 (5 WPM Morse code) to obtain new privileges. Those earning Element 3 or Element 4 credit between now and the effective date of the new rules will receive a CSCE from the VE team. Once the new rules are in place, anyone holding a valid CSCE may apply for an upgrade at a VE examination session. As with any candidate who attends a test session, the candidate must present a photo ID, their current license and CSCE document, pay the $14 test session fee and fill out a NCVEC form 605 to have the upgrade paperwork processed. The upgrade may NOT be sent directly to the FCC or the VEC.

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Great Thoughts :)
by Marvin Johnston 21 Dec '06

21 Dec '06

"I have always wished for my computer to be as easy to use as my telephone; my wish has come true because I can no longer figure out how to use my telephone" - Bjarne Strousstrup

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User Manuals
by Marvin Johnston 20 Dec '06

20 Dec '06

Hi, While searching for a user manual (1999), I stumbled across an article published in QST at: http://www.arrl.org/news/features/2002/11/16/1/ Basically, the FCC might still have the original user manual available from the FCC certification process. BTW, they had the one I was looking for :). Marvin, KE6HTS

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(no subject)
by Michael P. Jogoleff 17 Dec '06

17 Dec '06

Hello SBARC Members, This is just a quick note to advise you that Vince Hooper, W6PRH passed away. Vince lived in Camarillo, CA, but he was a number of SBARC and he helped Ted Green, WA6GNY, early on, with the Santa Cruz Island repeater. I have a few more of the details if you would like to hear of them. --- --- Michael P. Jogoleff - - - W A 6 M B Z - - - 1324 Panchita Place /// 805 560 0605 or 805 966 4808 voice tel. Santa Barbara, CA /// 805 966 4804 or 805 966 1598 fax tel. 93103-2223 /// 805 729 3388 cell phone (Verizon). /// 805 570 5293 cell phone (Cingular). Email Addresses: mike.j(a)att.net, bungalow(a)ix.netcom.com, wa6mbz(a)att.net, mike-j(a)ix.netcom.com. Many many thanks (.end, 2006-09-28). -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.432 / Virus Database: 268.15.18/586 - Release Date: 2006-12-13 18:13

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The End of the Morse Code Era
by Marvin Johnston 16 Dec '06

16 Dec '06

ARRLSB - The Official ARRL Santa Barbara Section Mailing List -------------------------------------------------------------------------- End of an Era: FCC to Drop Morse Testing for All Amateur License Classes Dec 15, 2006 -- In an historic move, the FCC has acted to drop the Morse code requirement for all Amateur Radio license classes. The Commission today adopted a Report and Order (R&O) in WT Docket 05-235. In a break from typical practice, the FCC only issued a public notice at or about the close of business and not the actual Report & Order, so some details -- including the effective date of the R&O -- remain uncertain. Also today, the FCC also adopted an Order on Reconsideration, in WT Docket 04-140 -- the "omnibus" proceeding -- agreeing to modify the Amateur Radio rules in response to an ARRL request to accommodate automatically controlled narrowband digital stations on 80 meters in the wake of rule changes that became effective today at 12:01 AM Eastern Time. The Commission said it will carve out the 3585 to 3600 kHz frequency segment for such operations. Prior to the long-awaited action on the Morse code issue, Amateur Radio applicants for General and higher class licenses had to pass a 5 WPM Morse code test to operate on HF. The Commission said today's R&O eliminates that requirement for General and Amateur Extra applicants. "This change eliminates an unnecessary regulatory burden that may discourage current Amateur Radio operators from advancing their skills and participating more fully in the benefits of Amateur Radio," the FCC said. The ARRL had asked the FCC to retain the 5 WPM for Amateur Extra class applicants only. The FCC proposed earlier to drop the requirement across the board, however, and it held to that decision in today's R&O. Perhaps more important, the FCC's action in WT Docket 05-235 appears to put all Technician licensees on an equal footing: Once the R&O goes into effect, holders of Technician class licenses will have equivalent HF privileges, whether or not they've passed the 5 WPM Element 1 Morse examination. The FCC said the R&O in the Morse code docket would eliminate a disparity in the operating privileges for the Technician and Technician Plus class licensees. Technician licensees without Element 1 credit (ie, Tech Plus licensees) currently have operating privileges on all amateur frequencies above 30 MHz. "With today's elimination of the Morse code exam requirements, the FCC concluded that the disparity between the operating privileges of Technician Class licensees and Technician Plus Class licensees should not be retained," the FCC said in its public notice. "Therefore, the FCC, in today's action, afforded Technician and Technician Plus licensees identical operating privileges." The wholesale elimination of a Morse code requirement for all license classes ends a longstanding national and international regulatory tradition in the requirements to gain access to Amateur Radio frequencies below 30 MHz. The first no-code license in the US was the Technician ticket, instituted in 1991. The question of whether or not to drop the Morse requirement altogether has been the subject of often-heated debate over the past several years, but the handwriting has been on the wall. A number of countries, including Canada, no longer require applicants for an Amateur Radio license to pass a Morse code test to gain HF operating privileges. The list has been increasing regularly. The FCC said today's R&O in WT Docket 05-235 comports with revisions to the international Radio Regulations resulting from the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) World Radiocommunication Conference 2003 (WRC-03). At that gathering, delegates agreed to authorize each country to determine whether or not to require that applicants demonstrate Morse code proficiency in order to qualify for an Amateur Radio license with privileges on frequencies below 30 MHz. Typically, the effective date of an FCC Order is 30 days after it appears in the Federal Register. That would mean the Morse requirement and the revised 80-meter segment for automatically controlled digital stations would likely not go into effect until late January 2007. (ARRL) _______________________________________________ ARRL Santa Barbara Section List Mailer To Subscribe: mailto:arrlsb-request@mailman.qth.net?subject=subscribe To Post: mailto:arrlsb@mailman.qth.net Web site: http://www.qsl.net/arrlsb Administrator: mailto:arrlsb-admin@mailman.qth.net

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No Code Required?!?!?!?!
by AD6EZ 16 Dec '06

16 Dec '06

Citizen Band Radio is back, only now you can legally crank up the amp! Like a friend put it: this primarily is a reflection of our society as a whole; softening-down, dumbing-down, and just basically lazying-down overall. Our society in general subscribes to: if Instant Gratification is blocked by the rules, change them. If blocked by the work required, just reduce or remove it. Not to be a doom-and-gloom prophet, but we're bringing it on ourselves. Dennis H. Morales, AD6EZ<>< Goleta, CA 93117

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FCC Eliminates CW Requirement for Ham Radio
by kc6nah＠juno.com 16 Dec '06

16 Dec '06

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Christmas Part/Elections
by Marvin Johnston 15 Dec '06

15 Dec '06

Hi everyone, Just a reminder that Sunday, December 17, is our annual Christmas Party at Rusty's on Storke Road starting at 1:00PM. As usual, it will be hosted by Dennis and JoAnn Schwendtner and held in conjunction with the WB6OBB repeater party. Also, since elections weren't able to be held at the November meeting, please be there at 1:00PM to ensure we have a quorum of members to legally hold the elections. This is important! Thanks! Marvin, KE6HTS

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Free Magazines
by Michael Reynolds 14 Dec '06

14 Dec '06

I have lots of issues of QST, World Radio, and Discover magazine. They cover the past several years, although I do not have every issue. The entire set is free to whomever wants them. Please respond by email to NO6O(a)ARRL.NET with your contact information. Thank you! ---Michael Reynolds, NO6O

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