"Brian Kelly" wrote in message
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What will be very interesting to see is what effect complete elimination
of
code testing has on the number of new hams and the overall growth of the
ARS.
More than three years ago, the 13 and 20 wpm code tests, and the medical
waivers, were dumped by FCC. Result was growth of about 11,000 hams -
and a
lot of already-licensed hams got upgrades. Sure doesn't seem like there
were a lot of people being kept out by the 13 and 20 wpm code tests.

And of that 11,000 how many do you 'spose are engineers who wouldn't
have become hams unless the code test was dropped to 5 wpm? And of
those, how many of these newly minted ham engineers will ever make any
"contribution to the service"?


I don't think that's a very fair question. How many long-licensed/current
hams have ever made a contribution to the service? I suspect not many by
your definition, so it's not even a good question, let alone a fair one.

btw - I'm an engineer, and none of the tests were a deterrent for me.

73 de Jim, N2EY

w3rv

Kim W5TIT


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