ARLA/CLUSTER: Fim dos exames de aptidão em código morse na Jamaica

[João Costa > CT1FBF]

No more Morse code for radio operators, technicians

Amateur radio operators and technicians in Jamaica will no longer be
required to be proficient in Morse code, as a result of changes to the
regulations for the two pieces of legislation which govern radio and
telegraph control services.

Director of Legal Affairs at the Spectrum Management Authority (SMA)
Ida-Gaye Warburton explained to the Regulations Committee of Parliament
that morse code is no longer the primary means of transmitting information
to critical agencies such as the Office of Disaster Preparedness and
Emergency Management (ODPEM) during national emergencies and disasters.

The amendments will effect changes to the Radio and Telegraph Control
(Amateur Radio Service) Regulations of 1974, and the Radio and Telegraph
Control (Radio Operations and Technicians) Regulations of 1974.

Warburton explained to reporters after the sitting that “they have more
sophisticated equipment now, so the dots and tones that they used to use in
1974 to ensure that they weren't interfering with, for example, the marine
operators or airline users, that restriction is no longer necessary... so
they can talk to each other without using the coding messages�.

The legal director said this is significant for the Jamaica Radio Amateur
Association (JRAA), because of its alliance with ODPEM.

“The hope is that they will be able to increase their membership and give
Jamaica and, in particular ODPEM, the support it needs in times of
disasters,� she said, noting that the changes are timely given the start of
the 2017 Atlantic hurricane season.

Meanwhile, President of the JRAA Nigel Hoyow explained that many countries
have abolished the morse code in favour of more modern methods of
communication.

Read more at:
http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/no-more-morse-code-for-radio-operators-technicians_101229?profile=1373
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