Bob Bob wrote:
I really dont think you supplied enough information.
indded he did not

Was the person saying that he has heard (ie listened to an RX) or that
he has heard (anecdotal evidence) that AR seems to be CB?

If the first case I guess you could use that as proof of
licensing/examination inadequecies.
eveendce to form a throery preahps but still this does not seperate the
effect of the fact that society itself is changing.

that the exams are responible is ONE of several possible explainations
If the second this is a
misconception on the part of how AR is presented in the media or by just
general perception. ie if the public knows little about radio then it
can only be a "play thing" or "commercial" and both CB and AR get
incorporated into the former.

I'll repeat to the point of causing nausea though that the examination
doesnt (to my knowledge) tell you how to act/talk etc on the radio. It
is more interested in proving technical and legislation competence and
assumes your "common sense" will prevail. How the person talks/acts is
in a sense the responsibility of the others of the "club". Do you really
think that by keeping the techical competency high you will keep the
"riff-raff" out? I dont.

I hope you suggested to the person that things are not all that bad and
he could still have an enjoyable time experimenting. Just like the rest
of society you can choose who you interact/talk with.

Bob VK2YQA