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January 26th 06, 05:09 PM posted to rec.radio.shortwave

"John S." wrote:

wrote:
Maybe each State's Department of Motor Vehicles should do away with
requiring people to get Drivers Licenses too.Judging from the way some
people around here drive,running red lights and stop signs and failing
to yield the right of way and speeding and doing everything they are not
suppose to do,,, they might as well.Operating a motor vehicle on public
roads is not a Right,it is a Privaledge.It should be the same way with
Ham Radio Operators too.
cuhulin

Requiring that a test taker be able to translate dits and dahs into
letters is only proof that the prospective ham has some command of a
little used language - morse code. It does nothing to show that the
prospective ham can operate a station effectively, safely and
courteously. It is akin to requiring that prospective drivers also be
able to use a buggy whip.

Same old tired excuse thrown out by those who are too lazy and unwilling to
learn.

dxAce
Michigan
USA