We will put something out on this issue. It
certainly has been misinterpreted.
Maria told me that this was actually was of
the least contentious NVEC meetings that she has attended. We’ll
get the trip report out for the entire ODV shortly.
I ran into this issue about Spanish licensing
materials personally when I gave a talk at the Hamfest in
Harold
Harold Kramer, WJ1B
Chief Operating Officer
ARRL - The national association for
Amateur Radio
860 594 0220
hkramer@arrl.org
From: Joel Harrison
[mailto:w5zn@arrl.org]
Sent: Sunday, August 05, 2007
11:45 PM
To: arrl-odv
Subject: RE: Spanish Language
Exams
They are upset because they have read (incorrectly) into the
W5YI Report that ARRL is pushing to create and establish Spanish language
Amateur Radio exams for use at test session inside the continental
Just as a side, from what I’ve read in the W5YI Report
concerning this specific matter, it correctly states what we were attempting to
do. One reader interpreted it as stated above and issued an “all points
bulletin” somewhere I haven’t yet been able to
determine….either in a chat room or on the air.
The others just took his information without verifying it
and started emailing the world.
I’ve only received about 7 emails about this today, most
local down here by me. David Woolweaver noted a bit ago that it was being
stirred up down in south
73 Joel W5ZN
From: Bill
Edgar [mailto:n3llr@earthlink.net]
Sent: Sunday, August 05, 2007
10:29 PM
To: w5zn@arrl.org; 'arrl-odv'
Subject: RE: Spanish Language
Exams
Joel,
Thanks
for the information.
It
would be interesting to know why the complainants are upset.
-
Bill
N3LLR
From: Joel
Harrison [mailto:w5zn@arrl.org]
Sent: Sunday, August 05, 2007 9:59
PM
To: arrl-odv
Subject: Spanish Language Exams
I started receiving emails today
complaining about ARRL’s “push” to establish Spanish language
Amateur Radio exams. The emails are apparently being generated from a W5YI
story as well as a spot in the ARRL Letter about a motion ARRL made at the
recent NCVEC meeting.
Here’s a bit of history and
info for use in responding to any members that may inquire.
FCC
amateur radio exams have been available in Spanish since before the creation of
the VEC program, back when the FCC administered all the exams. Remember that
the FCC regulates amateur radio (and other radio services as well) in
The
only current issue, and the purpose of ARRL’s NCVEC motion, is whether
there should be a single, standard version of the Spanish question pool (there
currently isn’t), or whether the longstanding practice of allowing any
translation done by any VE team or VECs should be continued. We believe there
should be one standard and only one translation.
It’s
beyond me how our attempt at tightening the program by having one standard and
one single translation based on the current English version is being
misinterpreted as a “push” by ARRL to permit Spanish language exams
when in fact they have been in existence for decades predating the VEC system.
Of course, the current feelings over immigration certainly fuel a fire
regarding anything Spanish these days.
73 Joel
W5ZN