All these proposals need to stop for a while and what we as a ham community
NEED to work on is:

1. Improving P.R. of the hobby.

2. Strengthening from within (continued training etc.)

3. Keeping existing hams active.

Ham Radio, although it has gone through many changes in the past 50+ years,
it does not need to change any further than it is now, except the written
testing needs to be a little more tougher, but that can be changed at the
VE/VEC level and does not necessarily require alot on the FCC part.

Keep the requirements where they are now, and don't lessen it further. Work
on making Ham Radio stronger from within.

Ryan KC8PMX


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"Jason Hsu" wrote in message
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| Until the ARRL proposal came out, I had never heard anyone propose
| automatic upgrades of Technician licensees to the General class. Now
| that this proposal has come out, many people are defending this part
| of the proposal.

People support the ARRL proposal because it gives about 65% of all
existing hams a coupon for a free pass to General or Extra. That
suggests that the proposal would gain 65% support right out of the box.
Even NCI has decided to support it, but then the vast majority of NCI
members are techs who would be eligible for the freebie.