Jeffrey Herman wrote:
Len Over 21 wrote:

But, in 2004, U.S. radio amateurs MUST still pass a morse test
to "qualify" for operating an amateur radio transmitter on HF.
No
other radio service (other than certain Maritime radio services)
require morsemanship testing.


Since you opened the door, let's do some further comparisons of the
ARS to
other services:

* We purposely operate using as little power as possible (QRP), they
don't

Wonder where the sales figures are WRT amplifiers?

* We have antenna measuring contests with home-built antennas, they
don't

Name the last antenna measuring conest that you were at?

* We conduct emergency comms when other services are down, they're
down

Name the last commercially comms that were down that you stood in for.

* We don't have to operate on pre-assigned frequencies, they do

Absolutely no one has to operate on any designated frequency when an
emergency is taking place. Thought you were a ham an knew that.

* We have on-the-air contests (lots of them), they can't

BFD

* We can vary our power from 0 to 2KW, they can't

No we can't.

* We exchange post cards after a QSO, they don't

They could.

* We're frequency-agile with a VFO, they aren't

You assume too much. Way too much.

* We have swapmeets ("ham fests"), they don't

They swap yachts.

You swap mailboxes so's you can collect sall signs. Idiot.

* We can build our own equipment, they can't

Why can't they?

* We operate for the fun of it, they don't

Liar.

* We have radio club meetings, they don't

Liar.

* We can ragchew for hours, they can't

Liar.

* We can operate at will, they can't

Liar.

* We go on DXpeditions, they don't

Liar.

* We're licensed, you're not

Liar.

No 73 for you, Jeff KH6O

--
Chief Petty Officer, U.S. Coast Guard
Mathematics Lecturer, University of Hawaii System
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God help us.