RadioBanter - View Single Post - So who won the "when does NoCode happen" pool?

[email protected] · January 9th 07, 12:28 PM posted to rec.radio.amateur.policy

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On 8 Jan 2007 16:38:23 -0800, wrote:

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On Thu, 04 Jan 2007 18:43:26 -0500, Leo wrote:

On 2 Jan 2007 20:54:39 -0800, "
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From: Leo on Tues, Jan 2 2007 3:06 pm

On 1 Jan 2007 18:03:36 -0800, wrote:

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John Smith I wrote:
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Who are you to judge when a person is responsible enough?

...says the guy who is doing the same thing, by arguing the
counterpoint!

Ain't it something, though! :-)

Happy Holiday time to you, Leo, long time no "see."

Happy Holidays to you too, Len. It has been quite a while!

I've been reading the group occasionally, but there hasn't been much
useful communications rising above the psychotic rantings of the crazy
few for a long time.......until the code decision finally came down!
(and balooning season ended) ......

I would consider that the pro-coders in this newsgroup
consider themselves ultra-qualified for judgement. They
took the code-test here at maximum rate and are thus
supremely "qualified" to judge anything or anybody!
Those who haven't been federally tested for morse code
cognition skill are "untouchables," "always making
mistakes" and/or "always wrong." :-)

Well, our favourite representative pro coders on this group certainly
seem to! I see that our good friend Captain Arithmetic is busily
preparing to chart the demise of the ARS in the post-Morse apocalypse,
ham by ham. Somehow, he's changed his tune, though....used to be that
Morse would never be dropped - now, it appears that he knew it all the
time! A true visionary indeed.....

indeed for once it seem Jim is ahead of the ARRL who will wait awhile
longer and prclaim they were behind NoCode all the time

....and, qualified they were, anyway. The new regs eliminate code
entirely from US Amateur licensing, leaving them 'qualified' in
something which no longer exists, from a licensing perspective. In
other words....useless as a 'status' indicator (as you will be able to
reach the coveted Extra level, for example, without knowing any Code
at all). Just like holding thousands of pesos in old Mexican
money....you ain't rich anymore!

Morse remains an option up here in Canada, for testing and
qualification for HF-band access. Either pass the Morse test, or
score an extra 10% above the pass mark on the written exam, and you're
on the air on HF. An interesting compromise!

it is an interesting one one that might have flown years ago here in
the US but the ProCoder wanted all or nothing

That was a bad bet. That was a real bad bet.

They're not used to being wrong.

indeed and als unlikely to learn a lesson about ebing wrong

have to you seen the thread (at EHam) where someone is inisting th e
ARRL should sue the FCC claiming that the FCC is violating part 97 by
ending code testing and arguely how this is slam dunk (or words to
that effect)

Eham, huh? Better they trash that than RRAP. I just hope Eham is
moderated, unless they are Pro-Code. Then it's just more of the same.

the ProCoder lost and are accepting thier losses with less grace than
Al Gore or John Kerry

Kerry rolled over pretty quickly. It was that idiot from Tennessee
that couldn't take a hint.