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OBJECTIVES OF OTHER RADIO COMMUNICATION SERVICES.  ENTRY LEVEL LICENSING
NEW ENGLAND DIVISION DIRECTOR TOM FRENAYE, K1KI, PRESENTED THE REPORT OF
THE ENTRY LEVEL LICENSING COMMITTEE AND ENTERTAINED QUESTIONS.  IT HAS BEEN
MORE THAN 10 YEARS SINCE ARRL ASKED THE FCC TO CONSIDER A PROPOSAL FOR
RESTRUCTURING LICENSING REQUIREMENTS AND TO CREATE A MORE APPROPRIATE ENTRY
LEVEL LICENSE.  AFTER A COMPREHENSIVE STUDY, THE COMMITTEE IS STILL
DISCUSSING POSSIBLE RECOMMENDATIONS TO BRING BEFORE THE BOARD FOR
CONSIDERATION.  AT THE JANUARY MEETING, THE BOARD RECEIVED THE COMMITTEES
INTERIM REPORT AND ENDORSED ITS RECOMMENDATION TO WORK TOWARD IMPROVEMENTS
IN THE CURRENT LICENSE QUESTION POOLS AND SEEK AGGREGATE DEMOGRAPHIC DATA
FROM THE FCCS AMATEUR RADIO DATABASE.  THE COMMITTEE ALSO RECOMMENDED
CONTINUING THE EFFORT TO EXAMINE PUBLIC ATTITUDES TOWARD AMATEUR RADIO,
WITH A GOAL OF BETTER UNDERSTANDING HOW TO REACH OUT AND ATTRACT NEW
LICENSEES.  THE BOARD ASKED THE ENTRY LEVEL LICENSING COMMITTEE TO WORK
WITH ARRL HEADQUARTERS STAFF TO GATHER ARRL MEMBER INPUT REGARDING
POTENTIAL CHANGES TO THE ENTRY LEVEL LICENSE, DEVELOP SEVERAL DIFFERENT
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