[CW] This is Interesting To Say the Least!

[W2AGN]

On 7 Aug 2003 at 21:52, Dennis Ponsness wrote:

> Well, AFTER reading the "new" article on the ARRL site, I can see WHY they 
> wanted to "keep it quiet"!
> 
> "Maia offered up the possibility of asking the FCC to eliminate the Morse 
> testing requirement immediately, easing code exam format restrictions and 
> giving serious thought to dropping CW-only subbands as well."
> 
> Talk about the other shoe dropping!  In my response from Haynie, he 
> stated...
> 
> "We also know that the FCC is not going to do anything for some time, 
> probably after the first of the year so there is no urgency."
> 
Surely the ARRL, like 90% of active hams, knew the WRC2003 was going to 
drop the CW requirement. Wouldn't it seem the responsible thing to do to 
plan for it? Even in July, the BoD never even discussed it.

'No sense of urgency, indeed' The ARRL still has its head in the ground. 
(Or somewhere else I can't say in polite company)


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