ad7i@houxp.UUCP (12/15/83)
qst de ad7i hr arrl bulletin nr 134 from arrl headquarters newington ct december 14, 1983 to all radio amateurs bt the fcc on december 14, 1983, voted in the strongest possible manner to retain the morse code requirement for all classes of amateur radio licenses. private radio bureau chief robert foosaner said that the amateur radio service is well, thriving, and providing an excellent service to the american public. he strongly recommended that fcc maintain the code requirement, endorse the service as it is, and bury the concept of no code. chairman mark fowler stated that the code is very important and in some cases essential for getting the message through. he said further that radio amateurs have contributed vitally to the country and recently were stalwart in performing communications with grenada. the vote was unanimous to reject the concept of no code ar