Hey Kim, I didn't get his post for some reason

Kim W5TIT wrote:
"Dwight Stewart" wrote in message
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"Mike Coslo" wrote:

First off, I don't think I've ever said "dumbed
down". If you know I have, post the reference.


You've agreed with Brian and 'dumbed down" were his words.

Not my words! Come on, Dwight. We can discuss these things, but don't
put words in my mouth! Or my fingers or keyboard or whatever.

I do not consider the Morse Code to be *any
test of intelligence or desirability whatsoever.

What I do consider it is a method of ensuring
that the person actually wants to be in the
service. It is a measure of inclusivity, not
exclusivity. Kind of like learning to parallel
park or do a three point turn.


That ridiculous, Mike. Surely you must be joking. That premise is absurd
at its very core. It's basically saying nearly half the Hams today, those
without code skills, didn't actually want to be involved in Ham Radio -
that all their money invested in radio equipment and efforts invested in
activities were done because they didn't really want any of this. And
that,in the end, only a code test will prove they actually did want it. If I
didn't think you were serious, I'd be laughing at this point.

Gee Dwight, I can see that you are pretty good at extrapolating all
kinds of stuff. All those technicians are working at a level that they
are comfortable with. They have passed the tests they need to pass.


(snip) We do already have indications of what
the spectrum of behaviors are. Right now, those
who favor less knowledge have the upper hand.


Okay, now I'm laughing. Where are all those people who have the upper
hand(the ones who favor less knowledge)? There must be many thousands of them.

There are. They are NCI and the people who want the code test
eradicated. And it appears they have been successful. And please don't
try to differentiate between Morse Code as a skill and Morse code as
knowledge. No one sounds smart trying to make that argument.

- Mike KB3EIA -