Thanks. I thot no-code was prior to 89 but maybe not. The debate goes way
back.
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On Sep 8, 7:51 pm, Lawrence Statton wrote:
AJ Lake writes:
You need to understand that the FCC really doesn't want to be
bothered with Ham Radio at all.

I think that the ARRL had more to do with the snafu's of that era. For
example incentive licensing.

So, I'm a young whippersnapper (42 y/o ... got my Tech+ ticket in
1988): Can someone, without adding TOO much editorial slant, explain
what the 1970s push to incentive licensing was, and with as little
slant as possible explain why it was a SNAFU (or as one 1x2 in the
first club I was in said: Ruined the service).

--XE2/N1GAK

Here's a history in three parts. It was written in 1999 and so doesn't
cover the 2000 restructuring, but you'll find a lot of background in
there.

Part 1:

http://groups.google.com/group/rec.r...n&dmode=source

or:

http://tinyurl.com/6o8bzf


Part 2:

http://groups.google.com/group/rec.r...n&dmode=source

or:

http://tinyurl.com/6lupxx


Part 3:

http://groups.google.com/group/rec.r...n&dmode=source

or:

http://tinyurl.com/6dosbw

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A couple of points:

1) "Incentive licensing" came into being in the 1960s
2) It wasn't a new thing, but rather a return to the way things used
to be before 1953. Except it was a lot more complicated.
3) ARRL had a big role but wasn't the only one involved. There were at
least 10 other proposals given RM numbers by FCC, over 6000 comments
at a time before ECFS and the internet, and the result went into
effect in 1968.
4) The Tech had a code test until 1991.
5) The ARRL did not want the VE system. FCC pushed it on us to save
money.

73 de Jim, N2EY