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From: hardie@sask.UUCP (Peter Hardie )
Newsgroups: net.ham-radio
Subject: Re: crrl bulletin nr 30 (digital license)
Message-ID: <303@sask.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 29-Nov-85 22:21:13 EST
Article-I.D.: sask.303
Posted: Fri Nov 29 22:21:13 1985
Date-Received: Sat, 30-Nov-85 08:09:29 EST
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> Commenting on what the Canadians are doing may not be any of my
> business, but, I can't see why they are starting a code-free licese.
> Code free licenses already exist, it is called the citizen's band.
> 
> 					Joe N2XS
Joe: 
	We already have a no-code license up here in VE-land. It is
called the digital license and it seems to have been an unqualified
failure. It was intended to stimulate interest in digital communications
and in packet radio in particular but very few licenses were issued (only
a few hundred, and many of those, like myself, already had the advanced
amateur license anyway).
It consists of three parts. Two parts are the regulations and theory exams
that are also given on the advanced amateur exam. The third part replaced 
the code exam and was a written exam on aspects of digital communications
with emphasis on packet radio.

73
Pete ve5bel
ihnp4!sask!hardie