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>>> [log in to unmask] 4/13/2006 10:49:19 AM >>>
Wow! Now that's a full inbox! Maybe you should call it your incrate.
<smile>
Don
On Thu, 13 Apr 2006 09:35:10 -0700, Terri Pannett wrote:
Yes, I was! I had over 1,700 messages in my inbox!
Terri, Amateur Radio call sign KF6CA. Army MARS call sign AAT9PX,
California
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ron Canazzi" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, April 13, 2006 5:47 AM
Subject: Re: FCC Morse code announcement
: Wow! someone is very far behind on their e-mail <g>.
: ----- Original Message -----
: From: "Terri Pannett" <[log in to unmask]>
: To: <[log in to unmask]>
: Sent: Thursday, April 13, 2006 1:43 AM
: Subject: Re: FCC Morse code announcement
: A few years ago, I received a tape magazine with the funniest April
Fool's
: joke. Freedom Scientific was coming out with a new notetaker called
"The
: Moonlite." It would have all the features of the BrailleLite but the
output
: would be in moon type. The magazine went on to say people thought FS
had
: the Moonlites in stock and called them up to get more information.
After
: while, FS didn't find it funny and they asked the magazine to make
sure
they
: knew the Moonlite was an April Fool's joke.
: Terri, Amateur Radio call sign KF6CA. Army MARS call sign AAT9PX,
: California
: ----- Original Message -----
: From: "Jeff Kenyon" <[log in to unmask]>
: To: <[log in to unmask]>
: Sent: Saturday, April 01, 2006 6:54 PM
: Subject: Re: FCC Morse code announcement
::I figured that something like this would be coming. I remember last
year
:: on another list I was on for trunktracker scanners someone said they
would
:: have a scanner on the market that will be able to monitor ProVoice
:: digital, and it sounded good, but it hasn't been released yet, and
:: unfortunately I don't know when it will happen as ProVoice is
proprietary
:: digital.
::
::
::
::
::
:: On Sat, 1 Apr 2006, John Miller wrote:
::
:: > I've seen so much April fools stuff on so many lists today, I
:: > expected exactly what we got actually lol. Didn't surprise me at
all.
:: >
:: > At 08:45 PM 04/01/2006, you wrote:
:: > >They got your attention didn't they? I was thinking that it was
: something
:: > >talking about them lifting the requirement which seems to be
the
:: > >direction they are headed.
:: > >
:: > >
:: > >
:: > >
:: > >
:: > >On Sat, 1 Apr 2006, John Miller wrote:
:: > >
:: > > > lol that makes it official, half the lists I'm on have seen an
April
:: > > > Fools thing now.
:: > > >
:: > > > At 08:33 PM 04/01/2006, you wrote:
:: > > > >International Press, Washington, DC.
:: > > > >
:: > > > >
:: > > > >
:: > > > >Today, in an unprecedented move, the Federal Communications
: Commission
:: > > > >issued an emergency reinstatement of Morse code requirements
for
:: > > all amateur
:: > > > >and commercial radio licenses. In addition, the amateur
radio
: license
:: > > > >structure has been reverted to 1985 standards. All codeless
: amateur and
:: > > > >commercial licenses have been placed on a "conditional 30
day
: temporary
:: > > > >permit" and all such license holders will have to pass an
:: > > appropriate Morse
:: > > > >code test by May 1, 2006 or face permanent revocation of
their
: licenses.
:: > > > >
:: > > > >
:: > > > >
:: > > > >All American registered commercial vessels are now required
to
have
: a
:: > > > >crewman onboard that can copy Morse code at 13 WPM or they
will be
: denied
:: > > > >port clearance. A temporary provision has been made in the
FCC
:: > > regulations
:: > > > >that will allow amateur radio operators that completed FCC
: administered
:: > > > >Morse code tests prior to the implementation of the VEC
program
:: > > to meet this
:: > > > >requirement. This generated such a demand for licensed
amateur
: radio
:: > > > >operators that the pay scale quickly escalated to $1000 per
day
for
: such
:: > > > >services. In a bidding war, many major shipping companies
have
: provided
:: > > > >generous expense accounts, luxury accommodations on
vessels,
:: > > sponsorship of
:: > > > >DX-peditions and immediate long term pension benefits.
:: > > > >
:: > > > >
:: > > > >
:: > > > >In a related issue, this action has caused a significant
shortage
: of Morse
:: > > > >code keys, and surplus military J-38 keys that sold for a
dollar
:: > > each after
:: > > > >WW II are now fetching upwards of $300 each on ebay,
regardless of
:: > > > >condition.
:: > > >
:: >
::
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