In article , "Dee D. Flint"
writes:
"William" wrote in message
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PAMNO (N2EY) wrote in message
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The important question is, who is the best judge of what the
requirements
should be? The newcomer or the experienced ham?
73 de Jim, N2EY
Jim, many experienced amateurs have spoken agains the continued use of
the Morse Code as a filter. You ignore them, or say they must be
wrong. Luckily, hams don't decide, necomer or otherwise. The FCC
does, and they see merit in the reasonable arguments put forth by
those experienced hams.
Best of Luck
Please post the URLs of the surveys to back up your claim. How "many?" Is
it a majority or is it just a vocal minority?
It's a vocal minority.
So far the FCC has done nothing with the innumerable petitions nor have the
acted unilaterally to implement the change now allowed by the international
treaty. At this point it is premature to say that the FCC sees merit in
either side of the question.
Back in 1998, the majority of those who commented on the restructuring NPRM not
only supported code testing but supported code testing at more than the minimum
5 wpm level. The vast majority of those commenting were licensed US hams.
In the comments to the various recent petitions, the number of *individuals*
(again, the vast majority of whom are licensed hams) supporting continued code
testing is the majority.
Those opposed are the minority. Heck, in its 8 or so years of existence,
"No-Code International" (remember them?) has not been able to attract even 1%
of US hams as members - even though there are no dues and no renewals.
Any intelligent person doesn't consider it a filter. It is simply a useful
element of ham radio that should be maintained. Some of the people against
using it as a filter are for keeping it as a part of the ham's required
knowledge.
The term "filter" can be applied to any test or requirement. A written test
"filters out" those who can't or won't pass it. But it does not guarantee that
each and every one of those who does pass it will abide by all of the rules and
regs and be a good ham. No test can guarantee that.
73 de Jim, N2EY