Right, but how long is the road? <smile>
Don
On Thu, 13 Apr 2006 10:52:08 -0600, Colin McDonald wrote:
ah...that reminds me, my deleted items folder needs clearing...i have a
grand total of 14,580 messages in there....there is always a message that
you delete that could be useful somewhere down the road right?
regards
Colin
----- Original Message -----
From: "Don Bishop" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, April 13, 2006 10:49 AM
Subject: Re: FCC Morse code announcement
> 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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