RadioBanter - View Single Post - How many licenses should there be, why and what privileges?

January 5th 06, 01:21 AM posted to rec.radio.amateur.policy

wrote:
From: Jeffrey Herman on Dec 31 2005, 6:19 pm
Dec 31 2005, 6:19 pm show options

What separates an Extra from an Tech is not a "caste system" but rather
who had the motivation to study versus who didn't.

Actually, the difference is who met the various requirements and
who didn't.

Motivation versus a lack of motivation *is* exactly why we have a
population of citizens with various educational, vocational, and
wealth differences.

Hay, coach, how's about "backing that up with FACTS?"

It would have been correct if you struck out "motivation"
and replaced it with abilities or aptitudes.

An ability or aptitude is only one factor.

Motivation is the key to everything. Study and you'll become what
you wish; if you do not study you'll never become anything.

The art student with NO art aptitude can study until they
are blue in the face about art, but they will NEVER be a
great artist.

Maybe not.

But they will be a better artist than the person with a high aptitude
for art who never studies.

The wannabe sports hero can study their buns off on their
favorite sport, but if they don't have the ability or
aptitude for that sport, they will only amass a mass of
facts and statistics.

Athletic accomplishment is not developed by "study". It is developed by

training, practice and competition. All the aptitude or ability will
not amount
to anything without training.

Without the ability or aptitude, a person will not become a world-class
athlete. But a person with very little "sports ability" who trains will
be
a better athlete than the person with high aptitude who does not train.

If one doesn't have the aptitude for "hearing" morse code
as a "language," all the study in the world will NOT make
them good morsemen.

There are obviously different levels of Morse Code aptitude. But the
person who does not study will not learn it, regardless of aptitude.

Most people learn to understand and speak a language by the age of
three years, and if the opportunity exists, to read and write by the
age of seven or eight years (if not earlier). Both are much more
complex cognitive tasks than learning Morse Code at 20 wpm or so.

We can all ask YOU why YOU are so "motivated" to hold fast
to old requirements in the amateur radio HOBBY and not
permit modernization of regulations?

I suspect that Jeff's reasons are similar to *your* reasons for
holding fast to old requirements in local real estate zoning and
oppose modernization of those regulations.

Amateur radio is NOT a job, NOT a craft, guild, or union.

That's true.

Does that mean there should be no requirements for it?

No standards? No accomplishments or skills?

You seem to think so.

We have seen what happens to a radio service like that. It's called cb.