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K4YZ · September 20th 06, 10:58 AM posted to rec.radio.amateur.policy

wrote:
On Tue, 19 Sep 2006 00:00:42 GMT, "Dale Parfitt"
wrote:
Well I knew this was going to happen. As ham radio requirements continue
to get dumbed down and people only understand how to use a microphone,
groups like homebrew are going to dry up.

SC

Up 'til now I have not read your posts- just subject lines.
From them, I gather you are something of a ham radio guru. May I ask a few
qualifying questions?

answering as gegenral inquiry for myself

Re-arrange those letters into something vaugely imitating ENGLISH,
fatboy.

1. Do you have a code proficinecy certificate - if so at what speed? If not,
how fast can you copy? I would hope at least in excess of 20WPM, given your
posts.

me not at all and not ever planing on it

How can you plan to NOT do something with skills you don't have,
fatboy?

2. Do you build/design most or any of your equipment?

some of it

Oh yeah...What? A DIPOLE...?!?! A "T-R" switch...?!?!

Yeah...RIGHT!

3. Have you published in any of the amateur journals?

no

Before one can be published in an (American) Amateur (or any other
subject matter forum) one must possess certain requisite skills in
English comprehension.

Morkie does not possess THOSE skills either.

4. Are you active in perhaps EME or microwave or other modes that require
at least a modicum of technical expertise?

EME and Microwave and till this year all my microwave gear was
homebrew (added an IC 910 h with the 1.2 gig module)

More Morkie Mularkie.

I will admit that I, and the amateurs I congregate with can answer yes many
times over to the above ( oh yeah, proficiency at 25WPM)
but you don't find any of us ranting about the current state of exams.
Those that wish to use code may, and those that enjoy designing/building
may. Those that don't may want to in the future with proper Elmering.

Looking forward to your response,

don't hold your breath (unless you are felling suicidal of course)

"felling" suicidal? Is that like killing yourself by throwing
yourself off a cliff...?!?!

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KB9RQZ Said: "oh learning code is easy"

There you have it, folks! Morkie says learning code is easy!

Quoted Word For Word!

Steve, K4YZ