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

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Péssima medida! Mas por cá foi igual.

73, Luis
CT1GUJ

2017-06-09 13:53 GMT+01:00 João Costa > CT1FBF <ct1fbf  gmail.com>:

> 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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