In article .net, "KØHB"
writes:

"N2EY" wrote

I did and you did. Which means FCC will have to keep the existing
database going. It also sets up the unique situation where a new ham
faces a challenge/requirement that no existing ham has to face.
Somebody may holler 'discrimination'....

Somebody is always hollering 'discrimination' --- BFD. Life's a bitch, and
then you die and they give all your toys away.

Sometimes they're right to holler it, too.

It's clear that you don't like my "up or out" proposal, and it's clear that
I'll not persuade you to like it, and it's **really** certain that you'll
not persuade me to change it.

Doesn't matter whether I like it or not. I got my Extra 33 years ago and there
hasn't been a day since then that I couldn't pass the required tests to get
another one if that were required.

I'm actually trying to help you refine it, Hans. Because the problem isn't hams
like me, who would gladly retest every coupla years just to show we still got
it. The problem is how you're gonna sell the idea to FCC and the rest of the
ARS.

Have a
nice day.

You too, Hans. And think about sending that proposal to FCC for an RM number.
Who knows - it might gain widespread support and I'd be dead wrong about it.

73 de Jim, N2EY