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The following text is from an information package which is
available from the ARRL/VEC. Certain non-ASCII FCC Forms
referenced in this text can be requested by mail from the
ARRL/VEC, 225 Main St, Newington CT 06111.
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TO: Handicapped/disabled applicants seeking exemption for the
Amateur Radio 13 or 20 words-per-minute Morse code examination
requirements as permitted by FCC Rules Section 97.505(a)(5)(i)(ii):
Dear applicant:
It is the intent of the FCC's allowance for exemption/credit
of the FCC's Morse code examination requirement for the General,
Advanced or Amateur Extra class license, that you are permitted to
apply for exemption/credit if you are not able to pass the 13 or
20 WPM Morse code examination due to the severity of your handicap
or disability. The FCC will not exempt you from the initial 5 WPM
Morse code requirement, however.
To begin, the FCC provides guidance to you and your Physician
within the enclosed FCC Fact Sheet. This information is also
included in the Form 610 instructions.
Taking the FCCs guidance into account in considering the
exemption/credit option, we hope that you have at least attempted
to pass the examination using the new, more flexible, examination
procedures announced by the FCC, which include:
ACCOMMODATIONS
1. Where warranted, we may now offer you a sending test (instead
of a receiving test).
2. Where warranted, we may pause the tape for you to allow you to
SPEAK OUT what you have copied. Or, we can allow you the necessary time
to write down what you have copied by pausing the tape after
PHRASES/SENTENCES; or in GROUPS OF WORDS; or by INDIVIDUAL WORD,
or in extreme cases where warranted LETTER-BY-LETTER.
In most cases, the above flexibility will allow you to pass
the Morse code examination on your own--therefore not requiring an
exemption of the Morse code requirement because these procedures
may have accommodated your severe handicap or disability.
EXEMPTIONS
The FCC's new Form 610 includes the FCC-required PHYSICIAN'S
CERTIFICATION OF DISABILITY and PATIENT'S RELEASE. After it is
completed, you must bring the 610 form directly to a VEC-
accredited VE Team (this may be the team who is administering your
written exam[s]). As required by the FCC, you must currently hold
at least a Novice license, or a license which conveys credit for
having passed a Morse code examination element, and you must
already have earned credit for the necessary written exams for
either the Technician (Element 3A) plus the General (Element 3B),
Advanced (Element 4A) or Amateur Extra class (Element 4B).
In order for your FCC Form 610 with PHYSICIAN'S CERTIFICATION
to be accepted for exemption/credit by a VE Team, we recommend
that you review the following check list to ensure that your
application will be acceptable.
* The FCC Form 610 with Doctor's Certification must be completed
by both your Physician as well as by you.
* The completed PHYSICIAN'S CERTIFICATION (made by Medical Doctors
or Doctors of Osteopathy licensed to practice in the U.S., only!)
contains an original Physician's signature in original penmanship.
The signature is not a signature stamp. * As of August 1, 1992 all
certifications presented to VE Teams for 13 or 20 WPM Morse code
exemption must be made on the 610 form (this form carries a
release date of March 1992). * You already hold, or intend to take
at the session, the necessary written elements required toward an upgrade.
If your FCC Form 610 with PHYSICIAN'S CERTIFICATION meets the
above requirements, then your request must be presented to an
ARRL/VEC VE Team with a check or money order in the amount of
$5.40 for 1992 (our standard processing fee). Only VEC-accredited
VE Teams may process your request because they must provide you
with a CSCE indicating that you have been given Element 1C
exemption/credit for presenting your correctly-completed
application, and they must sign the Form 610 application.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact the
ARRL/VEC. The number is: (203)-666-1541. Our address is:
ARRL/VEC, 225 Main St, Newington, CT 06111.