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September 9th 03, 11:19 AM

In article ,
(Len Over 21) writes:

There are currently 7 petitions for Rule Making at the FCC ECFS...RM-
10781 through RM-10787. As of 10 AM Pacific Time on 8 Sep 03, those
seven RMs had a total of 1,101 documents.

The OVERWHELMING CLEAR CONSENSUS that comes from those
comments is the abolishment of the morse code test for a US amateur
radio license, any class.

Not to anyone who understands what the word "consensus" means. You obviously
don't.

However, FCC does not require a consensus in order to make a decision. Nor does
FCC have to enact rules that agree with the majority opinion.

Perhaps FCC will remove all code testing for amateur licenses. I would not be
at all surprised if they did. Or perhaps FCC will retain some form of code
testing for one or more license classes, as has been recommended by W3BE and
others. One thing is clear, though: There is no "OVERWHELMING CLEAR CONSENSUS"
involved.