"John Smith I" wrote in message
...
Brenda Ann wrote:
I want them gone, gov't bureaucrats are enough to put up with, private
sector idiots sneaking into gov't regs, rules, exams and policy is much
more than any citizen should endure. I already pay taxes to have these
things taken care of, they don't need to hire maids and butlers to do
their work ...

Well, most of us don't. Fact is, there are very very few FCC field
offices left. People from Oregon would have to go to Seattle or San
Francisco to take their tests (as would hams from Idaho, Montana,
Wyoming, Utah, etc.. ) I was fortunate when I originally got my ham
ticket that the Portland field office was still in existance. It's no
longer there. Most can't take the time off work in the middle of the week
to drive 200 miles (more or less, from Portland to Seattle) just to take
a test. With the Volunteer Examiner program, it allows hams to take tests
usually at a place within a few miles of their own home town, with
flexible times, usually on a weekend when they don't have to give up
valuable work time.

Well, I feel for ya Brenda Ann ...

But trading convenience for right is a mistake ... but then, you already
know that.

Warmest regards,
JS


The Volunteer Examiner program puts control where it belongs, directly in
the hands of the citizens rather than the government. The government then
takes its rightful place in promulgating, administering and enforcing the
rules rather than dealing with all the minutia on a day to day basis
required to run the program itself.

Michigan has done the same thing with its driver's licensing. Both the
written and driving tests have been contracted out to private companies.
The state monitors the program and handles the broader functions such as
maintaining the database and enforcement.

Dee, N8UZE