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December 18th 06, 01:01 AM
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FED UP - CW ADVOCACY GROUP
Don Bowey wrote: On 12/17/06 8:54 AM, in article , "John S." wrote: The Troll-O-Meter just pegged at 10. Without knowing something about the signal that you think caused it to pin, it's hard to tell if the signal really caused it or if the meter drive circuit is faulty. I hope this isn't too subtle. At best the post might be considered to be a poor attempt at humor. Wikipedia has an extensive discussion of internet trolls and the post scores as the product of a troll in more than one way. Hopefully this is direct enough that you can understand its meaning. For what it is worth the elimination of the CW test is probably 30 years too late, but it is a step forward. Next problem to be tackled is the remainder of the test. Essentially it should be scrapped and a single test should be developed that checks for: 1. knowlege of radio theory. 2. The prospective ham would be required to set up a ham station in a safe manner and would be required to demonstrate the ability to operate on a concise and courteous manner. One he passed those components he would be given access to all ham bands. And existing licenses would be grandfathered in for full coverage. Given the lightning speed with which the ARRL, FCC and the hobby at large has responded to the morse code problem i would guess it will take another 70 years to tackle the remainder of the test. |
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