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John Smith wrote:
Dee:

England feared granting us independence and the right to govern
ourselves, frankly, they were correct; we have been a problem ever
since!

Warmest regards,
JS

I'm of the opinion that the ARRL feared to give US radio amateurs
their independence from morse code testing. :-)

LA


Secretly, the ARRL would like to see the code requirement go away,
but they can't display that outwardly because it will make them look like
they are against having good skilled hams. Rest assured, when the code
requirement is eliminated, the ARRL (Anti-Radio-Relay-League) with try to
come up with a way to capitalize on the dumbing down of the service so
they can get more money in the corporate bank account.

SC