"Brian" wrote in message
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(N2EY) wrote in message
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Morse code testing was implemented for a number of reasons, but limiting
the
number of hams wasn't one of them. And in 1968, when the requirements
for full
amateur privileges were increased in both the written and code tests,
the
number of hams began to grow again after at least 5 years of stagnation
at the
quarter-million mark.

A direct quote from the pages of QST was posted on here several years
back. It was during the Aaron Jones Morse Myths demything era. I
don't think Aaron posted it, though.

The Morse test speed for was increased to 13 wpm as a direct effort to
limit the number of hams - and the moving force was the ARRL - it's
documented in public records in the Library of Congress and was researched
by a certified archivist.

See the article at http://www.nocode.org/articles.html - scroll way down to
the bottom it's the 3rd article from the bottom.

73,
Carl - wk3c