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

[João Costa > CT1FBF]

Depende sempre, Luís, do ponto de vista.

Na maioria dos países, e contra o que seria expectável, o fim dos exames de
aptidão em código morse trouxe um aumento da actividade deste modo,
incluindo um aumento dos verdadeiros apaixonados e interessados.

João Costa (CT1FBF)

2017-06-09 14:05 GMT+01:00 TUXA <luistuxa  gmail.com>:

> 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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