"Dwight Stewart" wrote in message
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"Kim W5TIT" wrote:

Wow. Good point, Dwight. Maybe that
idea of a term limitation license makes more
sense than ever. I haven't been in favor of
it...but maybe there's a part of it I haven't
thought of, such as your comment above.


Learning is one aspect of the basis and purpose of the Amateur Radio
Service, not the total sum. When discussing term limits on license class,
all aspects of that should be considered. And, when it comes to those
other
aspects, there is no real benefit from term limits. Indeed, one could
argue
that it may actually harm those other things (reducing our overall
numbers,
for example).


Dwight Stewart (W5NET)

http://www.qsl.net/w5net/


Well, what I would support would be something like a pretty simple test--I
mean darned simple--with a minimal operating privilege built in with it. At
the end of something like a year or 2 years, then one would either have to
upgrade with a more technical and knowledge-based test and a higher,
permanent license class. I still would leave CW out of the mix, too...

However, I don't think there's going to be any major changes to the
licensing or testing structure for another couple of years. Jim, I think it
was, had a thread going with the predictions of when CW would be taken out
and I think I had a couple of years while others were guessing pretty quick.
I think CW testing is here to stay for a while.

Kim W5TIT