It might have if it was promoted better. The argument of people running to
the internet, or the internet being competition is not as strong of an
argument (among other arguments). You can't "run" to something if you
didn't know it existed in the first place. Let's see, how many people have
heard of the internet?? How many have heard of ham radio??? How many of
these answeree's are under 25-30??

Our local group just did a presentation/booth for the boy scouts this past
week, and only about 5-10% had a clue that ham radio even existed.


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Ryan, KC8PMX
FF1-FF2-MFR-(pending NREMT-B!)
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Those who pushed for the Tech no code license loudly and repeatedly
claimed
that it would lead to a major influx of technically bright hams that would
lead to significant technical advances in ham radio since it was
supposedly
code keeping them out. Well that influx of technical types didn't happen.
Unfortunately, the Technician licensees following that change are saddled
with an expectation that they themselves did not create. They shoulder
the
burden of expectations created by those who would not have to fulfill
them.
Whether or not one believes in code testing, it highlights some of the
inherent flaws in the argument that code keeps technical types out of ham
radio.


Dee D. Flint, N8UZE