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From: Steve.Bauer@f6.n291.z1.fidonet.org (Steve Bauer)
Newsgroups: misc.handicap
Subject: Code wavers
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Date: 10 Jan 91 17:58:12 GMT
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[This is from the Blink Talk Conference]

Well, they've done it much to my disappointment.  On December 13th,
the FCC adopted the procedure to allow severely handicapped persons
to get a waver from their doctor that exempts them from taking the
13 and or 20 word per minute code test.  I feel we are doing the
wrong thing by making it easier for a handicapped person to get a
ham radio license.  We would not want to go to a blind lawyer who
had to only take half of the courses because he was blind?  Not
me.  I say the commission blew it on this one for sure.

It's not that difficult to copy 20 WPM.  My Perkins was not smoking, but close.

Steve/KC0HF "Extra Class since 1986"

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