Carl R. Stevenson wrote:




I don't see the 5 wpm for Extra thing as a problem - because I don't think
it
has a snowball's chance in hell of getting approved by the FCC.


One has to ask the question of what the FCC gets out of requiring code
for extras. As the
treaty requirement is now gone, and no other service uses it, why
bother. The FCC isn't
in the business of giving out gold stars for the hell of it. Code isn't
a lid filter, as witness
14.313 back in the days of 13wpm to be allowed to operate there.