"K4YZ" wrote in message
ups.com...
Well, well, well....................

After I posted my comments and recovered from laughing at Lennie's
predictably pessimistic and mistruthful diatribe, I started to look
over some of the other comments.

Then I decided to just cut to the chase and search by names for
the rest of you.

Other than myself and Lennie, I only found ONE other semi-regular
of this group had cared enough to comment: WA2ISE.

Missing? K0HB, W5TIT, N8UZE, W5DXP, K2UNK, N2EY, AA2QA, K3LT,
W3RV, KB9RQZ, N0IMD, WK3C, W1RFI, N3KIP, KC2HMZ, K8MN.
Soooooooooooo......
Where is everyone from BOTH sides of the aisle?
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OK, here's what I (K2UNK) just sent in:
1. I have been an amateur for over 45 years

and hold an Extra class license. I fully

endorse the proposed rules changes by

the FCC in NPRM 05-235 which, if

so adopted will end all code testing.



2. The discussion and debate on the need

for any code testing was fully covered some

5 years ago by the FCC with not one

compelling reason identified that could justify

continued code testing except for the

international treaty to which the USA was

a party to.



3. As the FCC clearly notes, that treaty has now

eliminated (via WRC-2003) any required code

testing and now clears the path for full deletion

of code testing for USA amateurs.



4. Accordingly, and in the absence of any new

compelling rational to retain a code test, the

FCC has only one logical choice.end all code

Testing.



Respectfully,

Bill Sohl, K2UNK