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g4tut
12-19-2006, 08:12 PM
CBC programme features FCC's Morse action
The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's "As It Happens" programme for Monday 18th December contains an item on the FCC's action in dropping Morse code as a requirement for HF operation.
At the time of writing you could listen to the show at
http://www.cbc.ca/aih/latestshow.html
As It Happens Part 1
http://cbc.ca/asithappens/media/dailyshow/2006-12-18-aih1.ram
As It Happens Part 2
http://cbc.ca/asithappens/media/dailyshow/2006-12-18-aih2.ram
By the time this appears it should also be available under past shows at
http://www.cbc.ca/aih/logs.html
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I know its a hot topic now, but how many ways can we rehash this thing?
K1VSK
12-19-2006, 11:36 PM
next week's show is devoted to dropping all written examinations
ve1tv
12-20-2006, 12:16 AM
I missed the original item. The followup was really disappointing. No mention of Ham Radio. I should have gotten off my fat a** and phoned/emailed a comment.
VE1TV
wa4gch
12-20-2006, 12:18 AM
YES !
No exam that explanes the extras on 75!
kc7jty
12-20-2006, 02:54 AM
CANADA!!?? That's one of those states up north around Minnesota somewhere isn't it, or is it upper Michigan? I think Robby Robertson is from there.
KD6NIG
12-20-2006, 03:04 AM
Must be a slow news night.
Either that or they reported it and got a good chuckle out of it?
KL7FZ
12-20-2006, 08:10 AM
Quote[/b] (kc7jty @ Dec. 19 2006,19:54)]CANADA!!?? That's one of those states up north around Minnesota somewhere isn't it, or is it upper Michigan? I think Robby Robertson is from there.
No. That's one of those states down SOUTH near Minnesota or Michigan maybe.
KL7FZ
KG6YTZ
12-20-2006, 08:23 AM
Quote[/b] (KL7FZ @ Dec. 20 2006,00:10)]Quote[/b] (kc7jty @ Dec. 19 2006,19:54)]CANADA!!?? That's one of those states up north around Minnesota somewhere isn't it, or is it upper Michigan? I think Robby Robertson is from there.
No. That's one of those states down SOUTH near Minnesota or Michigan maybe.
You're both wrong. It's on the Olemann River between Califraska and East Dakota.
Seriously, though... I work for a station that airs "As It Happens" [distributed here by American Public Media] in the evenings. When I heard on the billboard [our lingo for the opening "what's coming up" minute or two] that they'd be doing this story, I let a few ham friends know that they might want to listen, just for the heck of it.
As it happened [HEH!!!], there was nothing in the report that we didn't know.
kb2wye
12-20-2006, 11:58 AM
Quote[/b] (kc7jty @ Dec. 19 2006,22:54)]CANADA!!?? That's one of those states up north around Minnesota somewhere isn't it, or is it upper Michigan? I think Robby Robertson is from there.
ah yes, Robby Robertson, Rick Danko, Garth and the rest of "THE BAND" --- ah, good music, memories and times!!! http://www.qrz.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif
K0RGR
12-20-2006, 03:47 PM
No, Minnesota is Baja Canada.
I think it's interesting that FCC's action would get mentioned in Canada, but not in the American press as far as I can see.
How much can a program on Socialists Radio be counted?
W4BCR
12-20-2006, 09:14 PM
Maybe the manufacturers could include an application for an amateur radio license in the box of each radio they sell, much as they did in the old days in the cb radio boxes. Of course no test would be required.
I thought the Canadians refered to us as "Upper Mexico".
I like to tease my Canadian friends by reminding them that our XE friends have made it from Eh to See (Or is that "A" to "C"?) http://www.qrz.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif
Hello to all my VE7 friends, and I agree with them -I think the RAC did a better job then the FCC on this one.
KI4PEQ
12-21-2006, 02:24 AM
Quote[/b] (kc7jty @ Dec. 19 2006,20:54)]CANADA!!?? That's one of those states up north around Minnesota somewhere isn't it, or is it upper Michigan? I think Robby Robertson is from there.
Yah, You betcha! Eh? http://www.qrz.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif
ve6wde
12-21-2006, 08:12 PM
Reading the comments regarding the CBC story just confirms for me (A Canadian) how dumbed down Amateur radio is becoming.
K8MHZ
12-22-2006, 12:31 AM
Quote[/b] (kc7jty @ Dec. 19 2006,14:54)]CANADA!!?? That's one of those states up north around Minnesota somewhere isn't it, or is it upper Michigan? I think Robby Robertson is from there.
The UP is a suburb of Canada.
The lower peninsula is Paradise wrapped in a Sno-Cone.
KC8VWM
12-22-2006, 07:42 AM
[quote=ve6wde,Reading the comments regarding the CBC story just confirms for me (A Canadian) how dumbed down Amateur radio is becoming.[/quote]
http://www2.canadiantire.ca/CTenglish/image/Mfront.jpg
How much do you want to bet?
kf4lqt
12-26-2006, 08:09 PM
They speak English up there? Thought it was some form of French
WA7KKP
01-12-2007, 08:24 PM
Quote[/b] (N7YA @ Dec. 20 2006,14:21)]I thought the Canadians refered to us as "Upper Mexico".
Considering our immigration problems, they might be closer to the truth than we want to think . . .
Gary WA7KKP