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November 24th 05, 02:30 PM
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Bash tests published
Reposted for the guys in the Pirate Radio groups. "Bill Sohl" wrote in message nk.net... wrote in message ups.com... wrote: wrote: wrote: Dick Bash disagreed with you then and he disagrees with you now. How? Dick Bash did not see the actual exams except by taking them. Then he published them. And FCC did nothing about it. Some in the FCC wanted to prosecute, but the higher ups didn't allow it. Phil Kane has told about it first-hand - he was working in the office where Bash did his thing at the time. The only thing that can be derive or concluded from that is the probable fact that there was disagreement within the FCC as to the ability to pursue and win any case against Bash. Whether Bash broke the letter of the law or not isn't clear, but it *is* clear that he broke the spirit of the law. I never met anyone convicted of breaking the spirit of any law. The other issue that would be in play is the legality of the law itself on constitutional grounds. If, back then, FCC had thought it was OK for people to see the actual exams, they would have been published (as they are now) rather than going through the additional work of making up study guides. That's in your opinion anyway. The Commercial license was still more difficult than the amateur...NOT because I took any, but because the Commercial license covered a LOT more EM territory, a LOT more modes in Commercial radio then. But you don't really know because you didn't take both. Some of those who *did* take both say the Extra written was "harder". It's important that you should work harder for a hobby endeavor than for a commercial endeavor. Wasn't too hard for a 16 year old between 10th and 11th grade. In fact, I'd have gotten it more than a year earlier except for the 2 year waiting period. "The Man" still keeping you down? Not at all. Experience was part of the requirement back then. It was and is a good idea. I really have no problem with an experience criteria (e.g.a time interval between General and Extra). Cheers and Happy Thanksgiving to all, I thank the Lord for all the great and wonderful people and things in my life. Bill K2UNK |
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