‰ NOW 7 1/2 WPM ‰ TEXT IS FROM JUNE 2015 QST PAGE 9 ‰ INITIAL RECOMMENDATIONS AND IN NOVEMBER SOUGHT MEMBERSHIP INPUT. THE COMMITTEES BACKGROUND STATEMENT FOR ITS RECOMMENDATIONS IS A GOOD SUMMARY OF THE OBJECTIVES OF THE PROGRAM CONTEST PARTICIPATION BENEFITS BOTH INDIVIDUAL AMATEURS AND THE AMATEUR RADIO SERVICE AS A WHOLE. INDIVIDUAL ‰ END OF 7 1/2 WPM TEXT ‰ QST DE W1AW ƒ