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July 18th 04, 12:00 AM

In article ,
(William) writes:

(Len Over 21) wrote in message
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In article ,
(Steve
Robeson K4CAP) writes:

There's a dozen of us in this forum alone who hold current licensure
and
who are proficient in Morse Code.

Wow! I'll bet NO ONE has as pretty a set of dress blues as da
gunnery nurse dill sergeant of the Amateur Corps!

Must wear white gloves when busy beeping.

Len, what the heck is "current licensure?" Does that mean he has a
permit to swim upstream and spawn with the salmon, or he can draw a
few amps from his starter battery?

"Licensure" is a fancy legal term for "being licensed" as in a
profession.

Not many dictionaries have the definition. It isn't in everyday
speech. :-)

Nursie wants to adopt it because he feels his federal amateur
authority license thingy is so Very Important and so Very Pro-
fessional sounding. [dreamland wish-fulfillment thing of his]

Nursie has a terrible need to Feel Important, Be Respected
for his mighty macho morse accomplishment. He is an Exxtra!
[dos equis brand, probably]

So, in his use of "current licensure" for his ham certificate, he
be Oh So Very Important Authoritzed By Federal Authorities!
Practically like he did an oral dissertation in front of a state bar.
[or "lube job"]

"Current?" I doubt that nursie twit can remember, let alone
apply Ohm's Law of Resistance and all that E, I, and R imply.

Play Act and Yell Yell he CAN do. :-)

Seems like it "ain't over yet" to me...

Any time now... :-)

And here's a fun fact: The Basis and Purpose never used the phrase
"experienced
morse operators". Just "experienced operators" - no mention of modes.

That's a LennieRant issue, Jim. Even when the current context DOESN'T
include Morse Code, he'll interject it and then claim we (licensees) are
the
ones obsessed with it.

You are. QED. :-)

dit dit.

Poor thing. Doesn't realize what he does in here...

Maybe that ethnic cleanser he uses is affecting his brain...

The nation does NOT need morse operators, haven't for a long time.

How long?

And who said?

Was there a Presidential Executive Order? Did Congress ammend the
Constitution? Did the FCC and NTIA prohibit the use of Morse Code for
thier
respective services?

Poor nursie still living in his fantasy world. Tsk, tsk.

He doesn't get out beyond checking out "paid services," I guess.

Even maritime radio has gone over to SSB voice and data modes for
open-ocean communications. That and satellite relay.

NO other radio service besides amateur radio uses any morse code
modes for communications.

IOW, Morse Code is gone by popular demand. Except in the Anachronism
Reenactors Radio League.

Poor nursie doesn't know that, Brian. Things work differently in his
fantasyland dream world.

There's only two slices of Morse-only spectrum, both are in the VHF
range,

To prove that, I'll tune to 14.010 and listen for his USB call. Nope,
didn't hear it. He's not telling the truth. Again.

and were lobbied for by weak signal operators anxious to see a part of the
spectrum protected for thier work...Mostly EME and meteor scatter
techniques,
but the sues are growing.

"Sues?" There's litigation about VHF and up?

No, no. You know, "Sues." His pair of twin blow up dolls. He's
gotten them some augmentation to meet his manly expectations. "So
what if he gets a little on the side."

Ah! So! I forgot about THAT "Sue." :-) :-) :-)

[I wonder what their Torr rating is? :-) ]

Oh, my! Those lawyers are into everything, aren't they?

I wouldn't be suprised if they have "Sues" as well. Maybe Philkane
can chime in on that one.

I dunno about that. A couple acquaintences keep saying
"lawyers suck!" and I thought it was just a figure of speech...

So, the League is a surrogate parent?!? I don't think so.

How many kids have you raised, Len?

Including himself?

Ham radio is all about raising children? Good heavens, I thought
ham radio was all about preserving the morse modes forever and
ever!

One learns something every day!

Ham radio is all about Raising Children!

If a few of them would only grow up it wouldn't be!

Dinna worra, laddie, Mama Dee is on the job, ready to spank and
discipline "the children!" :-)

Are all the Amateur Extras surrogate parents now? I don't think so.

You aren't.

But that's what he perceives himself as...

Dee, quit this infernal nattering about "parentage" and ham radio.

Why, Len? Because it's really quite an accurate analogy?

It makes Lennie nervous.

He shot blanks all his life, and now any discussion of kids get's him
wound up. That's why he wanted to exert some "parental control" over
younger
licensees with that age limit crap.

Tsk, tsk, tsk. I didn't "shoot blanks all my life."

My children are not a subject of discussion in here. They are all
physically and mentally normal.

Next thing you know, he'll be "dialing, dialing, dialing" to get
verification from our wives.

Nursie can't dial my first one (I be a widower for a long time) but my
second one is not only my high school sweetheart but also a
Masters degree holder in Social Work (Univ. of Illinois). Poor
nursie thinks he can out-wit my wife is in for a rude shock...she
has experience with crazies, but got tired of that and retired.

He doesn't understand that our wives are off limits to his little
dramas.

He doesn't understand MANY things!

Yiddish, Ohm's Law of Resistance, social graces, that amateur
is NOT a branch of the U.S. military just to name four...

Quit trying to sound off like you've got an influential pair.

Pair of what, Len?

What ever they are, I bet Lennie doesn't have a pair of them...Maybe a
pair of slippers or glasses...Nothing else.

Tsk, tsk. No humor among the PCTA.

[cut to scene of military post and assembly after reveille...female
first-
soldier starts calling roll, shouts "sound off like you got a pair!"]

His eyes would be too busy darting from one cover bubble level to the
other than to focus on the female. He would mumble something like,
"MARS IS Amateur Radio, Sir."

Hahhhhhh! He'd probably "get down and give her two" to show he
means it... :-)

[non military veterans won't understand that...so just skip it]

Nursie thinks licentiousness (not licensure) is an okay side for hams.
[see other posting of his, the one where he gets angry about "Neil"
and Dubya]

Definitely "current licentiousness."

Well, he's an Exxtra. That means he can do ANYTHING he
likes. :-)

If you're an example of "professional communicator", than I'm glad to be
an
amateur.

So V E R Y glad!

Tsk. The less-than-half-a-year "electronics purchasing agent" couldn't
cut it. Only civilian "electronics job" he ever had. Poor guy.

Well, there's always night school for nursie. :-)

Maybe one day he'll make something of hisself. But what are the odds?

I called Las Vegas. They don't have him on any board.

All bets off. A non-starter...even with "current licensure." :-)

LHA / WMD