"Carl R. Stevenson" wrote in message
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"Bert Craig" wrote in message
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How will we counter that argument?

One approach would be to stop planting it in peoples'
minds numerous times a day ... things that are repeated
often enough sometimes catch on, even if they are BAD
ideas ...

Carl - wk3c

You mean like "the 5-wpm code exam is a barrier"?

That concept has been agreed in FCC comments by the ARRL,
QCWA, and other organizations besides NCI ... and the IARU
has recognized and resolved that continuation of the Morse test
requirement is not in the best interest of the ARS.

Then I'm disagreeing with the ARRL's, QCWA's, and NCI's position re. this
"barrier" concept. As a matter of fact, I offer myself as a living example
to the contrary. I'm neither eligible for the QCWA nor NCI, however, I'm
thankfully in a position where I e-mailed my respective Hudson section
candidates to let them know my postion wrt code testing and that my vote
partially (But in no small part.) depends on their position re. same.

or "it's a lid filter that keeps out CBers?"

It only acts as a filter to those who are unwilling to give it an honest
effort to learn.

That idea was rejected by the FCC both in 1990 and in
1999 ...

However, back in the REAL world...?

Carl - wk3c

73 de Bert
WA2SI