From rac-bulletins@mail.eton.ca Fri Oct 5 21:35:00 2001
Date: Fri, 5 Oct 2001 17:21:14 -0400
From: RAC-Bulletins from HQ
Subject: RAC Bulletin 01-071E Amateur Radio Call Sign Data Base
From: RAC Headquarters
Date: October 5, 2001
Subject: Amateur Radio Call Sign Data Base
Industry Canada has informed RAC that they have amended the Morse Qualification listings in their Canadian Amateur Radio Call Sign Database now that the Morse requirement for access to all amateur bands is 5 WPM (Words Per Minute). Because the sole requirement now is 5 WPM, they no longer show the 12 WPM qualification.
Industry Canada advises that the modifications to their Canadian Amateur Radio Call Sign Database were completed sooner than expected and that they (IC) were unable to give RAC sufficient warning to allow timely modification to the RAC Canadian Amateur Radio Call Sign Database Web page.
Industry Canada have told RAC that they realize the significance to amateurs of showing only the lower code speed and regret any inconvenience this may have caused to the amateur fraternity.
RAC is working to have the offending references removed from the published version of the database as soon as possible.
Board of Directors, Radio Amateurs of Canada
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Comments to: RAC Headquarters
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© 2001 - Vernon Erle Ikeda