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- From: kc6sss@catnip.berkeley.ca.us (Kissing Cousin Six Sugar Sugar Sugar)
- Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
- Subject: Re: No-codes
- Message-ID: <6028@catnip.berkeley.ca.us>
- Date: 28 Jan 93 14:44:42 GMT
- References: <jgp3pfg@rpi.edu> <14570603@hpnmdla.sr.hp.com>
- Organization: The People's Number Four Cat Farm, Berkeley CA, USA
- Lines: 31
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- alanb@hpnmdla.sr.hp.com (Alan Bloom) writes:
-
- >In rec.radio.amateur.misc, mellob@cary115.its.rpi.edu (Elmer Fudd) writes:
-
- >> It's understandable that no-code technicians would be aggravated
- >> by being designated as such. This is why I refer to a no-code
- >> tech as simply a "Technician." And refer to a Technician as a
- >> "Technician Plus HF" or simply a "Tech Plus."
-
- >So how would you translate this sentence into Politically Correct language?
-
- > "No-code Technicians may not transmit on the 10 meter band."
-
- In order to legally transmit on the 10 meter band, a licenced amateur
- must have passed a Morse Code exam at a regular testing session either
- when he initially completed the exams required for his license or at
- some latter point in time.
-
- The previous sentence covers everyone, no?
-
- There is no such thing as a "Tech Plus" or a "Tech Minus" license, of
- course, just Technicians.
-
- Some have passed Elements 2, 3 and 1A.
-
- Some have passed only Elements 2, 3A and one of 1A, 1B or 1C. If they
- passed Element 1A, they may be holding CSCEs for successful completion
- of other elements.
-
- Some of them have passed only Elements 2 and 3A and may even be holding
- CSCEs for other Elements.
-