KH6HZ wrote:
"an_old_friend" wrote:

one how does it serve the interest of the ARS

two how does it serve the interest of the public at large

The ARS is a technical service, alledgedly charged with maintaining a pool
of trained radio operators, to provide emergency communications, advance the
radio art, contribute to international goodwill, and advance their skills in
communications and technical phases of the art.

These purposes are outlined in Section 97.1.

An individual who simply passed the requisite examinations to obtain their
license without studying the underlying electronics/antenna/etc theory does
not meet those goals.

how? in what way?

It is extremely likely that people who pass their examinations using these
methods will not continue to increase their electronics or radio knowledge,
since they didn't take the time to learn any to begin with.

unsupported supotion


I, for one, do not think that the ARS needs a pool of appliance operators.
Granted, to some degree, appliance operations are going to be a "given" in
today's age, since hardly any amateurs build their own gear any longer.

Opinoin unsuported by facts


However, if you're looking for a radio service devoid of any technical
knowledge, there are many others that fit that bill available to
individuals.

and now you enage in making assertions as to the motives of the man
that questions you

I say answer the questions of how your proposal support the interest of
the ARS, and the public

you are the one that want to change things

I am more or less atified that the current written tests are acceptable
and slowly improving thus I see no need to change

you do suport your asertion