(Woodchucks waiting in wings)
Send in the WOODCHUCKS!!!!! Travis K5HTB --------------------- No trees were harmed in the production of this message, however, a great many electrons were terribly inconvenienced. ________________________________ From: BVARC <[email protected]> on behalf of Rick Hiller -- W5RH via BVARC <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, April 2, 2017 10:02 AM To: BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB Cc: Rick Hiller -- W5RH Subject: Re: [BVARC] Trash on our Amateur Radio reflector Well now, let's see... No political comments -- then no discussion about HR555. No religious comments -- then no discussion about the propagation, sun spots, solar storms, because that is Mother Nature/God -- the ultimate OP, no matter what building you go into Friday, Saturday or Sunday. No humorous comments.....oh, no humor, sorry, I'll stop here then. C'mon folks, if your whole day is consumed by what comes across the BVARC reflector and you do not know what a delete key is, then you deserve to be miserable. Even Dr. Feinman had a sense of humor. 73 (sincerely) Rick -- W5RH ps...keep complaiing and I will start the wood chuck thread again....Oh..,,sorry, no humor allowed. My apologies. Rick Hiller The Radio Hotel -- W5RH On Sun, Apr 2, 2017 at 8:59 AM, Pat Cameron via BVARC <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: I vote for that! ( and the code requirement :-) On Apr 2, 2017 8:56 AM, "K5HM" <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: I do not care for political or religious comments but if we ban humor, well, that is a step too far. There is precious little ham humor in our hobby. We all seen to take ourselves too seriously. Next thing you know, we will be bannibg the expressions of humor like words like Ha Ha or Hee Hee Heee. Come on April 1st. OK? 73, Ron, K5HM [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> www.qrz.com/db/k5hm<http://www.qrz.com/db/k5hm> [ARRL Logo][logo (2)][smaller Prize] Excelsior! From: BVARC [mailto:[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>] On Behalf Of Pat Cameron via BVARC Sent: Sunday, April 2, 2017 7:16 AM To: BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> Cc: Pat Cameron <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>>; Michael Monsour <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> Subject: Re: [BVARC] Trash on our Amateur Radio reflector Can we take a vote? Best Regards, Pat Cameron (832)885-2899 On Sun, Apr 2, 2017 at 6:08 AM, K5IZO via BVARC <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: Michael, I agree. Let's keep this reflector for ham radio so we don't have to receive this garbage. Political views, sinkholes and April Fools trash isn't welcome here. Sent from my iPhone On Apr 2, 2017, at 5:57 AM, Michael Monsour via BVARC <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: If you are going to do April 1st stuff then have the FCC turn ham radio into CB. No more calls and free for all and anything goes On Sat, Apr 1, 2017 at 10:51 PM, Jeff Davis via BVARC <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: I enjoyed it, I’ve been hit with so many today that it was getting old. Then this one and man I swallowed it hook line and oh you know. it wasn’t till I went back to read it again and saw the date that I went, oh crap, I fell for one. Thanks, KF5HQE Jeff On Apr 1, 2017, at 10:12 PM, gmuller885 via BVARC <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: Just haveing fun michael. Don't take it so seriously. Sent from my Sprint Samsung Galaxy® Note 4. -------- Original message -------- From: Michael Monsour via BVARC <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> Date: 4/1/17 9:42 PM (GMT-06:00) To: BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> Cc: Michael Monsour <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>>, JP Pritchard <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> Subject: Re: [BVARC] FCC action!! Enough with the April 1st junk On Sat, Apr 1, 2017 at 9:03 PM, JP Pritchard via BVARC <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: I know this is crap since the federal government would never say in a press release that it had made a big mistake. Nice try Chris. You're an April fool. JP Sent from my iPhone > On Apr 1, 2017, at 8:45 PM, Chris Boone via BVARC > <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > FCC to reinstate Morse Code test > > Washington, D.C. – April 1, 2017 – > > Today, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission or FCC) approved > Report and Order 14-987af which reinstates the Morse Code test for General > Class and Amateur Extra Class licensees. > > “It was a big mistake eliminating the Morse Code test,” admits Dotty Dasher, > the FCC’s director of examinations. “We now realize that being able to send > and receive Morse Code is an essential skill for radio amateurs. As they say, > it really does get through when other modes can’t.” > > Not only will new applicants have to take the test, but General Class > licensees who have never passed a code test will have one year to pass a > 5-wpm code test. Similarly, Amateur Extra class licensees that never passed a > code test will have one year to pass a 13-wpm test. Those amateurs that fail > to pass the test will face revocation of their operating privileges. > Materials for administering the examinations will be distributed to Volunteer > Examiner Coordinators by the end of April, so that they can begin the testing > on May 1, 2017. > > “This isn’t going to be one of those silly multiple-choice type tests,” noted > Dasher. “We’re going to be sending five-character random code groups, just > like we did in the old days. And, applicants will have to prove that they can > send, too, using a poorly adjusted straight key.” > > Technician Class licensees will not be required to take a Morse Code test, > nor will a test be required for new applicants. “We discussed it,” said > Dasher, “but decided that since most Techs can’t even figure out how to > program their HTs, requiring them to learn Morse Code seemed like cruel and > unusual punishment.” > > When asked what other actions we might see from the FCC, Dasher hinted that > in the future applicants taking the written exam may be required to draw > circuit diagrams, such as Colpitts oscillators and diode ring mixers, once > again. “We’re beginning to think that if an applicant passes an amateur radio > license exam it should mean that he or she actually knows something,” she > said. > ________________________________ > Cumulus Media Disclaimer > This message contains confidential information and is intended only for the > individual(s) named. 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