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June 13th 05, 03:11 PM

From: am (Guy)
Landshark wrote:
"Guy" wrote in message
news:TKMqe.15606$mC.3822@okepread07...
=A0=A0=A0=A0wrote:
Why should people who *want* to use it have

to test for it?

(Why not? If you want to drive, you have to take a test, if you want to
get into college you have to take a test, so what's wrong with if you
are going to use code only about taking a test?
=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A 0=A0Landshark )

I don't understand the logic in what you're

saying.

Are there other tests that we should introduce

into society?

That's not what was said.

Should we implement taking a test before you

are deemed qualified to open a credit card

account?

No one is calling for the implementation of more testing.

(snip)

How about just leaving some space in the

ham bands for CW? If it gets used, fine, keep

it. If CW dies out (and it will eventually--us old

timers who got their ham ticket the hard way

will eventually RIP) then reallocate it for other

.modes.

You are advcating the elimination of the tes. Code will not die out
because it gets through
much more than voice.

By the way, I don't remember having to take a

test to get into college.

It's called the SAT.

I have a BS in Computer Science and a

Masters in Computer Information Systems. As
long as I paid my bill, they allowed me to go to
class.

Without an SAT score, you would be subject to a college entrance exam.

And the reason for the test to drive a car is to

show something in the way of being able to

drive a car and not kill someone else while

doing it. I can understand the reason for the

test to drive a car. I can explain valid reasons

for some of my crazy examples above also.

So why test for CW?

Why eliminate it to placate those who are too lazy to earn it? Why are
you for furthering dumbing down an institution that has always tested
for code?

It's not like anyone who attempts to operate

CW without knowing all the letters at an

arbitrary speed will endanger anyone or

themselves while doing it.

Why have a test to operate any mode in any

ham band these days?

Well hell, let's just do away with all testing and allow cash and carry
operation of the hammie bands. It's not like anyone who attempts to
operate on the hammie bands will enanger anyone or themselves while
doing it.

Guy