In article , Mike Coslo
writes:

Personally, I think the NCTA's haven't quite figured out that THEY have

become the mainstream in Amateur radio. YOU WON! NOw you have to start
running the show.

People who agitate for change very often have a hard time adjusting to
their new position after achieving it, so don't feel too bad.

This whole concept is why I chastise Carl and Bill for not being more
prepared to ease the transition after their victory. The PCTA's, such as
Larry, Dick, Dave, Jim, Dan, and myself and others, are a diverse group.
We have in common the belief that the code test is a good thing for
Amateur radio, but beyond that we have opinions that run all over the place.

This is why I say Carl Has to get his people in line. You are one of
his people, All the rabble rousing CB'ers are his people, All the people
who oppose Morse Code testing are his people. You are now the status quo.

You have to deal with it. That is exactly how it is. Amateur radio's
future now hinges on you. And there is nothing a PCTA could do about it
even if they wanted to.

- Mike KB3EIA -

Mike:

ROFLMAO!!! I think the fact that the NCTA's are the new "mainstream" in
amateur radio is nothing short of the laugh of the century! During the code/
no-code (test) debate, they promised the following:

- Tremendous growth in the numbers of new hams, particularly through
the involvement of young, computer literate, technically-inclined people.

- Tremendous increases in the "advancement of the state of the art," with
the aforementioned young people taking us into the high-speed digital age,
giving us the ham radio equivalent of all the commercial wireless services now
available on the cell phone networks and the internet.

- Greater diversity in the ham radio community, through the involvement of
more minorities and women.

- Growth in the numbers of physically-challenged hams due to the
elimination
of the Morse code test.

That's all I can specifically recall. That's enough, however. It will be very
interesting
to see just how long it takes for any of the above to take place whenever the
FCC gets around to acting on WRC-03. The NCTA has a lot of promises to keep,
and many miles to go before they sleep!

73 de Larry, K3LT