Of course its going to decline.
Most of the hams today are either ear retirement age, or well past
retirement age.
The question is, will it increase again in a few years once more young
people discover it.
Also, will it have a chance to come back with all the restrictions
residential areas now have on antennas.
73
Colin, CF6BKX
----- Original Message -----
From: "Louis Kim Kline" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, December 15, 2006 9:05 PM
Subject: Re: Fw: [WestMichiganHams] FCC Eliminates Morse Code Requirement
(Finally!!)
> Hi.
>
> I'll make a bet with you guys that the decline in amateur radio
actually=20
> will accelerate now, rather than decelerate.
> --Lou K2LKK
>
>
> At 10:35 PM 12/15/2006 -0500, you wrote:
> >Hi, all.
> >
> >Well, when it rains, it pours, I guess.
> >
> >Here's the latest ruling by the FCC concerning the long-awaited decision
on
> >the CW requirement, and other issues.
> >
> >Many of you know how I feel, so I won't go into it any more. ... I'll
just
> >go to bed tonight, and maybe try to make some CW contacts tomorrow on the
> >reduced CW operating frequencies we now have on HF.
> >
> >73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ, Big Rapids, MI
> >
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Mark Thompson" <[log in to unmask]>
> >To: <[log in to unmask]>; "Scan Illinois"
> ><[log in to unmask]>; "Chicago Scanning Club"
> ><[log in to unmask]>; <[log in to unmask]>;
> ><[log in to unmask]>;
> ><[log in to unmask]>; <[log in to unmask]>;
> ><[log in to unmask]>; <[log in to unmask]>;
> ><[log in to unmask]>; <[log in to unmask]>
> >Sent: Friday, December 15, 2006 9:27 PM
> >Subject: [WestMichiganHams] FCC Eliminates Morse Code Requirement
> >(Finally!!)
> >
> >
> >FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: NEWS MEDIA CONTACT:
> >December 15, 2006 Chelsea Fallon: (202) 418-7991
> >
> >FCC MODIFIES AMATEUR RADIO SERVICE RULES,
> >ELIMINATING MORSE CODE EXAM REQUIREMENTS AND
> >ADDRESSING ARRL PETITION FOR RECONSIDERATION
> >
> >Washington, D.C. =AD Today, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
> >adopted a Report and Order and Order on Reconsideration (Order) that
> >modifies the rules for the Amateur Radio Service by revising the=
> examination
> >requirements for obtaining a General Class or Amateur Extra Class amateur
> >radio operator license and revising the operating privileges for
Technician
> >Class licensees. In addition, the Order resolves a petition filed by the
> >American Radio Relay League, Inc. (ARRL) for partial reconsideration of
an
> >FCC Order on amateur service rules released on October 10, 2006.
> >
> >The current amateur service operator license structure contains three
> >classes of amateur radio operator licenses: Technician Class, General
> >Class, and Amateur Extra Class. General Class and Amateur Extra Class
> >licensees are permitted to operate in Amateur bands below 30 MHz, while
the
> >introductory Technician Class licensees are only permitted to operate in
> >bands above 30 MHz. Prior to today=92s action, the FCC, in accordance
with
> >international radio regulations, required applicants for General Class
and
> >Amateur Extra Class operator licenses to pass a five words-per-minute
Morse
> >code examination.
> >
> >Today=92s Order eliminates that requirement for General and Amateur Extra
> >licensees. This change reflects revisions to international radio
> >regulations made at the International Telecommunication Union=92s 2003=
> World
> >Radio Conference (WRC-03), which authorized each country to determine
> >whether to require that individuals demonstrate Morse code proficiency in
> >order to qualify for an amateur radio license with transmitting
privileges
> >on frequencies below 30 MHz. 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.
> >
> >Today=92s Order also revises the operating privileges for Technician
Class
> >licensees by eliminating a disparity in the operating privileges for the
> >Technician Class and Technician Plus Class licensees. Technician Class
> >licensees are authorized operating privileges on all amateur frequencies
> >above 30 MHz. The Technician Plus Class license, which is an operator
> >license class that existed prior the FCC=92s simplification of the
amateur
> >license structure in 1999 and was grandfathered after that time,
authorized
> >operating privileges on all amateur frequencies above 30 MHz, as well as
> >frequency segments in four HF bands (below 30 MHz) after the successful
> >completion of a Morse code examination. With today=92s 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. Therefore, the FCC, in today=92s
> >action, afforded Technician and Technician Plus licensees identical
> >operating privileges.
> >
> >Finally, today=92s Order resolved a petition filed by the ARRL for
partial
> >reconsideration of an FCC Order released on October 10, 2006 (FCC
06-149).
> >In this Order, the FCC authorized amateur stations to transmit voice
> >communications on additional frequencies in certain amateur service
bands,
> >including the 75 meter (m) band, which is authorized only for certain
> >wideband voice and image communications. The ARRL argued that the 75 m=
> band
> >should not have been expanded below 3635 kHz, in order to protect
> >automatically controlled digital stations operating in the 3620-3635 kHz
> >portion of the 80 m band. The FCC concluded that these stations can be
> >protected by providing alternate spectrum in the 3585-3600 kHz frequency
> >segment.
> >
> >Action by the Commission on December 15, 2006, by Report and Order and=
> Order
> >on Reconsideration. Chairman Martin and Commissioners Copps, Adelstein,
> >Tate, and McDowell.
> >
> >For additional information, contact William Cross at (202) 418-0691 or
> >[log in to unmask]
> >WT Docket Nos. 04-140 and 05-235.
> >=AD FCC =AD
> >
> >News and other information about the Federal Communications Commission
> >is available at www.fcc.gov.
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