On Sun, 28 Sep 2003 06:03:02 -0500, "Clint" rattlehead at computron
dot net wrote:

Well, it just doesn't stand the light of reason to say that those opposing
the code testing were the first to raise hell when it was quite obvious that
the tide of events were going thier way.

Originally, they didn't. The first proposal to institute a no-code
class of license (that could have been debated on a computerized
network such as Fido) was the Communicator Class license back in the
mid-1970's. That proposal was shot down, largely on opposition from
ARRL, and we didn't get a no-code license in the ARS until 15 years or
so later, by which time two generations of technically inclined young
people had found other things to do for a hobby instead.

73 DE John, KC2HMZ
Tonawanda, New York