From the ARRL Newsletter-
The ARRL Volunteer Examiner Coordinator (ARRL VEC) reports that business has
been very brisk since the FCC announced the new rules dropping the Morse
requirement for any Amateur Radio license.
"We're avalanched," said Assistant ARRL VEC Manager Perry Green, WY1O.
"Sessions are going onto the schedule fast and furious. They're all waiting
for that magic date of February 23." ARRL VEC has hired extra personnel to
deal with the anticipated post-February 23 application onslaught.
ARRL VEC Manager Maria Somma, AB1FM, says the VEC typically schedules some
5500 exam sessions a year. By the end of January, some 3500 were already on
this year's calendar with more pouring in every day. Sales of ARRL Amateur
Radio licensing materials also are up dramatically.