"Len Over 21" wrote:
"Dwight Stewart" writes:

Since anybody in this country can discuss amateur
radio policy (license policy or whatever), I do think
a person's communications knowledge and experience
elsewhere is at least somewhat relevant to that person's
part in that discussion. Why would you think otherwise,
Jim? Len is obviously interested in Amateur Radio,
which is good. The only thing I don't understand is why
he hasn't acted on that interest and gotten some kind of
Amateur Radio license over the years.

Why do you insist that getting-a-license is culmination
of "interest?"

Explain how obtaining an AMATEUR license suddenly
embues one with spirit and verve and "permission" to
experiment with RF? Especially when a person is already
a professional in electronic design engineering who has
ALREADY been working on "experiments" in RF?


Well, it must be the week to put words into other people's mouths. First
Jim and now you, Len. Anyway, I didn't "insist" any such thing. Instead, I
simply said I don't understand why you haven't gotten some kind of Amateur
Radio license over the years.


Since VHF and above is one focus of commercial
communications today, one would think the Technician
license would have at least some appeal to him.

Dwight, VHF and above was ALREADY a focus of
commercial communications a half century ago. (snip)


I didn't say it wasn't, Len. Instead, I simply said that this (commercial
communications today) might be one reason the Technician license would have
at least some appeal to you.


This glaring, long term, lack of committment to Amateur
Radio is what brings his ongoing participation in this
discussion under suspicion.

"Glaring?!?" :-)

I'm just against a morse code test for any radio operator
license, Dwight.


Your opposition to code is no barrier whatsoever to getting a Technician
license, Len.


(snip) Hey, you don't like some of my comments on the
code test. So, what else is new? Do you need instant
adulation for the accomplishments of passing a morse test?
Special honors? Awards? Sorry, all out.


Well, in this case, the "what else is new" is that you obviously haven't
noticed which license I hold. Since I haven't passed a Morse code test, no
adulation, honors, or awards, relating to that would be applicable. Further,
I don't particularily like or dislike anything you've said about the code
test. I've taken no position whatsoever on your comments. I'm opposed to the
code test, but that doesn't mean I specifically endorse anything you've said
on the subject.


This newsgroup is public-access, unmoderated. Some
of what you see may not to be to your liking. (snip)


My, you are reading a lot into what I've said, and getting it all wrong in
the process. Absolutely nothing I said had anything whatsoever to do with
whether I liked or disliked anything you've said. Take the chip off your
shoulder, and re-read what I said, and I think you'll agree with that.

By the way, if you reply, do try to keep it short - I don't have time to
respond to a long-winded rant (my only real comment about what you've said).


Dwight Stewart (W5NET)

http://www.qsl.net/w5net/