"Dee Flint" wrote in message
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I disagree. My bet is that we'll indeed have a de facto two level license
system but I think they will be General and Extra. The step from Tech to
General is not that difficult and the licensee will have access to all
modes, power levels and bands. Unless you are into DXing, contesting or
being a VE, the additional privileges that Extra licensees have are not
that much of an advantage.

I agree that this is the way it seems to be heading. However, I think ARRL
members should pressure the organization to lobby the FCC for another, coded
class who could exclusively operate on certain sections of the OOK morse sub
bands. I think it would be good for society if we could preserve the mode
for the future, given that there a certain albiet isolated occaisions when
its use can be extremely beneficial to society.