N2EY wrote:
In article , Mike Coslo writes:


N2EY wrote:

And his views do not reflect those of NCI...yeah, I know.

No, they do not.

NCI's mission in the USA is to get rid of Element 1, nothing else. If/when
FCC dumps all code testing in the USA, NCI will cease to function in the

USA.

So I've heard. We shall see. Organizations have a way of morphing, and
are notoriously resistant to organizational self dissolving.


I think they mean it.

Perhaps they do. Right now. But I've been involved in enough
organizations to know that everything can change almost overnight.

Organizational suicide is quite rare.



That mission is demonstrated by NCI's petition, which asks FCC to drop all
code
testing as a requirement, merge Tech and Tech Plus, and....nothing else.


Just ask Carl or Bill.

Or W5YI?



Len wants just one class of license.

From what I can gather, I'm not so sure he wants any license, or at
least the equivalent of that.


In a recent post where I pointed out that Len wants amateur radio to
essentially become a multiband high power version of cb, he denied wanting no
license at all. Then he railed about multiple license classes. Logical
conclusion (if one can ever apply logic to his posts here) is that he wants one
class of license.

Look up the post - couple days ago, aimed at me, something about needing
multiple classes of license for egos or some tripe like that.

Who knows?


"Testing for the Amateur Radio Service is...(snip)



Who the heck wrote *that*?? Not me! Not Hans or Carl, either!

Where's it from??

That is something that I came up with while I was typing out the reply.


It has a number of qualities that would appeal to some people that are
in power now:


Put it away before the wrong person reads it and takes it seriously!

Just like my thoughts on your devil's advocacy toward testing using the
arguments used to get rid of the Morse CW requirement, this idea
couldn't stay covered up.

I find it chilling because it would be compelling to some.




It speaks to lowering or elimination of regulations. This is a very big


thing with some people. It relates itself to the "The government that
governs best governs least" worldview.


Yep.

It speaks to the continuance of a process that has been going on for a
few years now where less constraints have been put on radio
broadcasters. A disaster IMO, but to some a great thing. I'm talking
about relaxation of broadcaster regs, leading to outfits like Clear
channel owning all the radio stations in town. But as I say, there are
plenty who would think that this would be good.


Mike Powell is one of them.

Bingo! Sounding ominous, eh?


Spin city, IOW. It is ridiculous, but ridiculous can sell big

sometimes.

To some people it's not ridiculous. Look how many books Ann Coulter and Rush
Limbaugh have sold....

Bingo again!

You think THAT wouldn't sell with some people in power? Another chance
to diss the hated regulators.

boo...hissss....

Aint that the truff? Truly scary stuff!

- Mike KB3EIA -