"AF6AY" wrote in message
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BTW, as to Dee Flint's other comment in this thread, the "pros"
in electronics HAVE been informed of the code test elimination
since December, 2006. EDN and Electronic Design, both industry
trades of wide distribution, and SPECTRUM, the membership
magazine of the IEEE had news of that prior to 23 Feb 07. There
were brief mentions of it in various Pentron industry trade
news, even the occasional newspaper "filler" story around the
country. It wasn't known just to already-licensed radio amateurs
but to a larger segment of the electronics-oriented public.

73, Len AF6AY


What percentage of the general populace read EDN, Electronic Design, and
Spectrum? We can't rely on just one group of people (pros in electronics)
to provide stability or even growth. Just because a person is an
electronics pro doesn't necessarily mean that amateur radio will tickle
their fancy.

What percentage of the newspapers carried those fillers? Not many. Of
those, what percentage of people actually read the fillers tucked in here
and there in the newspaper?

We need to get the word out among the general populace not just specialty
groups.

Dee, N8UZE