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Dwight Stewart wrote:
"Dee D. Flint" wrote: (snip) One thing that the NCI has quite convincingly demonstrated is that HARD WORK is what is required to achieve a goal. (snip) They organized on a world wide basis. They lobbied the various governing bodies around the world to support a change in the code requirement at the last ITU conference. (snip) It shows that the minority can prevail if they have the commitment. I think you're giving NCI way too much credit, Dee. Indeed, created in the late 90's, they came to the debate rather late and have done little beyond urging members to file comments on related issues before the FCC (no visible government lobbying and no significant world-wide organization - a few members in a few countries). If anything, NCI's most significant contribution, once they did arrive on the scene, has been to serve as a lightning rod for criticism from code supporters, leaving a vastly greater number of non-members relatively free to make the case against code testing wherever possible. Moreover, there would have been no gains at all if there had been no substance to the core arguments against code testing. Those arguments existed, and were being made, long before NCI joined the debate. I agree, Dwight. What I find most distressing about NCI is that as a late comer to the game, they were in a position to offer some leadership in the "brave new world" post CW. While there is no question that Carl supports retention of technical acumen in the service, some other members do not. If I were in charge, I would have a plan all mapped out to fill the coming vacuum. Of course its hard for me to say what that plan would be, because I support continuned Morse code testing. 8^) - Mike KB3EIA - |
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