Al Klein wrote:
On Sat, 26 Aug 2006 21:58:07 GMT, "Travis Jordan"
wrote:

Total All Classes: 657,814 (-1,405 since the March 2006 reporting
period)

Total all classes (5/14/00) - 674,792
Total all Classes (4/21/03) - 687,860
Total all classes (9/6/04 ) - 674,788
Total all classes (6/30/06) - 657,814

Change 5/14/00 to 4/2/03 - *+*13068
Change 4/2/03 to 9/6/04 - -13072
Change 9/6/04 to 6/30/06 - -16974

What a perfect example if ignoring evidence that doesn't back up your
argument. There was no change in Morse from 5/14/00 to 4/2/03, yet we
GAINED over 13,000 hams, so how is a Morse requirement decreasing the
number of hams?

Hi Al -

Although it may be true I'm not arguing that the current Morse
requirement decreases the number of hams. However, two elements of the
OP's proposal we

3: Code elements should be 13 wpm for General, and 20 wpm for Extra.
4: Make the no-code license one year non-renewable

My point was that increasing the code requirements beyond those in place
as of 2003 would likely reduce the already declining rate of enrollment
of new hams.