In article , "Arnie Macy"
writes:

"Clint" wrote in part ...

you are mad simply because something that you had to do that was very
difficult has been removed for the most part, and may be totally removed
finally due to it's archaic irrelavence.
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Very difficult? Oh please. I passed all three tests (5, 13, 20) with 10 of
10 right on the written and solid copy for each. Passed all five writtens
first time out every time. Hmmmm ... I guess it must be you.

Of course it "must be everyone else." Doesn't the Communications Act
of 1934 state that the abilities of US radio amateurs shall be founded on
the abilities of Arnold Macy?

As to CW
being archaic, well let's have your expert thoughts on those outdated and
archaic modes known as Single Side Band, Amplified Modulation, and RTTY.

Morse code was first used commercially in 1844.

Absolutely NOTHING about single side band (sic), amplified modulation
(sic) and RTTY until the 1900s.

There were some attempts at TTY in landline use but those did not become
viable until around 1880.

"Radio" was first acknowledged as a communications medium in 1896 in
both Italy and Russia.

The only CW radio transmitters of 1900 were the rotary alternators that
could sustain a reasonably pure sine wave at radio frequencies with a
minimum of harmonic content.

Amateurs at the previous turn of the century (1900) could afford only the
damped-wave oscillator sources known as "spark." "Spark" is FAR from
a Continuous Wave source, being a combination AM-FM-PM of highly
variable and rather unstable RF which can ONLY be modulated by on-off
keying.

"Spark," that paragon of once-viable technology among amateurs, is no
ILLEGAL.

I've noticed that the written exams still include material on each of them.

When did the "amateur expert" Arnie Macy last take an amateur radio
test?

I can't find any VEC QPC questions on "spark" transmitters.

Are you still using a "spark" transmitter for amateur communications?

Remember that "spark" was once "viable technology."

Surely you would be in favor of eliminating that irrelevant nonsense as
well, right?

I think you can eliminate all your irrelevant nonsense about trying to keep
US amateur radio DUMBED DOWN to 1930s standards and practices.

Now, why in the hell aren't you OUT THERE as an EM person getting
ready for Isabel's destructive landfall?

We can't read about Macy's marvelous savings of the day through ham
band OOK CW on the ARRL news page if you don't get off the Internet and
be ready for all those disasterous emergencies.

LHA