"Dwight Stewart" wrote in message link.net...
"N2EY" wrote:
"Dwight Stewart" writes:

It's time to move on, Jim.

To what?

I meant to answer that in the last message. Anyway, it's time to move on
to something besides just endlessly debating the Morse Code testing
requirement.

OK, fine. Let's do just that.

The issue will be decided one way or another by the FCC at some point
anyway.

This debate has sharply divided the Amateur Radio community

I don't see that at all in "real life" amateur radio outside
newsgroups and such.

and
I think that alone is having a major impact on any attempts to further the
goals and purposes of the Amateur Radio Service

We'll have to agree to disagree about that)

(we can't discuss anything
without this topic constantly interfering).

I say the opposite is true. We can try, anyway.

Here's a selection of topics:

- Regardless of code test requirements, should there continue to be
separate HF subbands for voice/image and cw/data modes in the USA?

- Is there a need to change the entry-level license requirements and
privileges?

- What can/should be done about CC&Rs?

- What can be done to increase the visibility of the ARS to the
general public?

- Are contests a good thing or a bad thing for the ARS?

- Is homebrewing by hams dead or dying?

- Should there be a minimum age requirement for a ham license?

- Should there be an experience requirement for upgrading?

- How many classes of ham license should exist, and what should the
requirements/privileges be (other than code test/no code test)?

Pick one or more, or sugghest your own, and let's go!

73 de Jim, N2EY