Back to the thread, I think that the numbers of hams will continue to
decrease until we are taken out of the limbo we have been in for some
time now.

The prospective amateur has *no* idea at this time if the Morse code
requirement will be kept, how long it will be kept if it is, and when it
will go away if it is discarded.

In as much as most people will not imagine that the changes to come will
take as long as as the will likely take, the net effect will be
potential Hams sitting and waiting for the Morse code to go away.

Its certainly what I would do if I were thinking about getting a
license at this point.

Whatever is done should be done and done quickly. That said, there is a
mile of difference between "should" and "will". I still stand by my
original prediction made some time ago.

Jim, do you still have those dates? I'd be curious to see who has
fallen by the wayside so far.

- Mike KB3EIA -