Leo wrote:

Harris wrote:
5 WPM for Extra Class is an insult, not a tip of the hat. The Extra Class
ticket grants exclusive 25 kHz CW segments on 80, 40, 20, and 15 meters.
These are prime DX frequencies and the proposal doesn't change that. A
higher speed code test for Extra would be more appropriate.

Oops again!

Being that the requirement was dropped fairly recently to 5 wpm, and
that other countries are dropping code altogether as a requirement,
how could the ARRL justify an increase in speed?

They probably won't. But if Extra is the top class and the only one to
retain a code test, why not make it realistic one? A 5 WPM test does not
demonstrate code proficiency. A 13 WPM test would be a nice "Tip of the
hat." We 20 WPM Extras haven't had much to cheer about in a LONG time!

Art Harris N2AH