"Dick Carroll;" wrote in message
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Brian wrote:

(N2EY) wrote in message
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In article , "Chic N Pox"
writes:

So Dick, please remember that keeping Code WILL NOT
keep the fruitcakes out of the hobby, nor will it bring more stations
into the same.

It won't keep 'em all out, that's for sure.

So its much more important to keep out some or a lot of ordinary law
abiding citizens who otherwise could be enjoying the ARS?

You never did get it, did you?


YOU never did get it. No one has any intent to keep anyone out who wants
to
follow the rules and refrain from becoming a problem. You never could see
that
a code test never kept otu anyone who wanted in,. just a few who were too
mildly interested to
bother. Like you.


I said it before the last restructuring and I guess its necessary that
I say it again, "What I fear most about restructuring the ARS is a
lack of enforcement, and what I fear most about maintaining the Status
Quo is a lack of enforcement. The Morse Exam is no substitute for
enforcement."

That's all you know about it. For years the code test was the ONLY factor
that restricted
troublemakers from freely roaming the ham bands, FCC having been relegated
by lack of funding
to more or less toothless-watchdog status.
Of course that doesn't nean a thing to you, but what that shows id your
lack of
perception.

So when a few thousand refugees from way up there descend onto the HF
bands
-as some have very recently indicated their intent right here on rrap- and
lonely Riley is left
to sweep up,. just how much enforcement you think there'll be?
But press on- it's "kill the code" even if it kills us.



I remember a long time ago in this newsgroup, accusing some of using the CW
test as a filtering tool. I was nearly lambasted to Timbuktu. Now, it's
popular and OK to just make the declaration!

If CW is used as a "filter" to keep anyone of the ARS; then it's plain
wrong.

Kim W5TIT


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