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NEGATIVE SIDE, 15 SAID THE TECH LICENSE IS ALREADY THE ENTRY LEVEL LICENSE,
AND A NEW ONE IS NOT THE ANSWER.  ANOTHER 17 EXPRESSED CONCERN ABOUT
DUMBING DOWN AMATEUR RADIO, AS WELL AS A PREFERENCE FOR BRINGING BACK A
MORSE REQUIREMENT, INCREASING THE DIFFICULTY OF GETTING AN AMATEUR RADIO
LICENSE, OR MAKING NO CHANGES AT ALL.  THE CONSENSUS, HOWEVER, WAS THAT
SOMETHING NEEDS TO HAPPEN, THE COMMITTEE SAID.  THERE SHOULD BE
IMPROVEMENTS IN THE ABILITY OF AMATEUR RADIO TO COMPETE WITH OTHER
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TECHNICAL AVOCATIONS THAT ARE AVAILABLE, AND IMPROVEMENTS IN RETAINING AND
ENGAGING TECHNICIAN CLASS LICENSEES ESPECIALLY, INCLUDING STUDENTS AND
YOUNG ADULTS, THE LEAGUES PETITION ARGUED.  AGING OFF THE ROLLS IN ITS
REPORT TO THE ARRL BOARD OF DIRECTORS, THE ENTRY LEVEL LICENSE COMMITTEE
ALLOWED THAT THE ADVANCING AGE OF THE AMATEUR RADIO POPULATION WAS A FACTOR
IN ITS DELIBERATIONS.  THE LARGE NUMBER OF BABY BOOMERS ROUGHLY BORN FROM
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