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Restructuring ITU REGION 3 and the Morse Code |
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Written by Xavier
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Saturday, 19 January 2008 |
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The W-I-A News reports that a recent ad hoc survey of International Amateur Radio Union Region 3 member societies has found that a number of countries still require a Morse code proficiency test for their higher grade of amateur licenses. These include China, India, Japan, Malaysia and Sri Lanka. Most have retained a 5 word per minute test requirement, although Malaysia remains at 12 word per minute exam with a proposal to drop it to 8.
China has experienced a growth of some 30,000 new radio amateurs in the past four years. At the moment it considers the Morse code tests for its Class 1and Class 2 licenses are necessary to maintain the more traditional style of High Frequency Amateur radio operation. The concern appears to be that new arrivals to the hobby may change its culture dramatically through their use of new perhaps internet-inspired vocabulary and style of operating.
Elsewhere in Region 3, Australia, Hong Kong, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea and Singapore are among those who are part of the world-wide trend to fully abolish the code requirement. This has occurred as a result of the World Radio Conference 2003 Article 25 change, making code proficiency no longer be an international mandatory requirement for access to amateur frequency bands below 30MHz.
[WIA News]
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