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August 21st 04, 02:25 PM

In article , (Steve
Robeson K4CAP) writes:

Subject: ARS License Numbers
From: PAMNO (N2EY)
Date: 8/20/2004 6:55 PM Central Standard Time
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In article ,
(Steve
Robeson K4CAP) writes:

Well, Mike...It's probably because we disagree with each other without
calling each other Nazi's, jackbooted thugs, elitists, invent diminuitives
for each other, and generally treat each other with a modicum of respct
when we take each other on some point.

Let's see - we disagree on many political points, like the practicality of
manned space exploration. In the area of amateur radio policy, Steve thinks
license fees,
and a "student" license are good ideas, while I think they're not. Steve
thinks
it's
practical to have 'secret' tests again, while I say it's a waste of time to
pester FCC with such an idea, and that "Son of Bash" would make the point
moot
anyway.

Ahhhhhhh!

A disagreement on the disagreement, Jim!

I disagree.

I didn't say it was "practical" to close the pools...What I HAVE been
saying is that we can regain the validity of what the tests are SUPPOSED to
do
by closing the pools...And that is to reasonably assay the intended
licensee's
knowledge of things electronic and practical as they pertain to Amateur Radio
operations.

You keep writing about making the tests secret again, as if it could actually
be done. I'd love to see it happen.

But if you say it isn't practical, you're actually agreeing with me.

I am sure there is nothing at all "practical" about it.

Agreed!

As a matter of
fact, if practicality is what we want to discuss, let's just scrap the tests
all together, require the applicant send in two box tops from his or her
favorite breakfast cereal along with some reasonable fee and just mail them a
license!

I disagree. The tests and methods we have are better than no tests. The present
tests aren't perfect - and neither were the old ones!

We'll save millions in test administration fees, completely sack an
entire
branch of ARRL headquarters, and induce a economic recovery by getting folks
to drive to the supermarket and buy the cereal!

Cereals are usually high in carbos. Not a good thing!

I'm off to run a few miles..

73 de Jim, N2EY