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Mike Coslo wrote:
Bill, if you don't want a Morse code test, that is fine, but you shouldn't use a flawed argument to support it. 8^) - Mike KB3EIA - Put a friggin asterisk next to their call, like Jim said. * = code lover. Voluntarily added, for the CW fans. No biggie. -whatever- |
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Steveo wrote:
"Dee D. Flint" wrote: Be an example of what you think a ham ought to be. Dee D. Flint, N8UZE Should a ham be like N8WWM!? http://tinyurl.com/q3xp No comment, Dee D? I'm in Ohio too. (replying from rec.radio.cb, where n8wwm hangs out) |
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Steveo wrote in message ...
Because most topics that are cross posted to this many groups end up being worthless tripe. Look here is Steveo trolling ham groups again why am I not surprised. |
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"Mike Coslo" wrote in message ... Bill Sohl wrote: "Mike Coslo" wrote in message ... Bill Sohl wrote: "Bert Craig" wrote in message v.net... "Bill Sohl" wrote in message arthlink.net... "JEP" wrote in message gle.com... SNIP YES! No code is killing ham radio. See you on channel 22 good buddy. And just what "facts" do you preent to back-up your claim that: "No Code is killing ham radio?" Odds are you haven't a single rational example. Cheers, Bill K2UNK May I, Bill? While I do not think No-Code Int'l. is "killing" ham radio, I do believe it is fostering a bad mindset. If there were truly no no-code AR license available, I'd agree that the Morse code exam is a barrier to those who neither possess the "Morse aptitude" (For lack of a better term.) nor wish to utilize it OTA. However, there's been a no-code ticket available for over a decade now...with some pretty generous RF real estate and power limitations I might add. IMHO, No-Code Int'l. has: 1. Encouraged the idea that it is preferable to lower the requirements through mass petition rather than encourage individuals to strive toward higher achievement. Some refer to it as "lowering the bar." Call it whatever you want. I guess the states "lowered" the bar when they stoped testing new drivers on manual gearbox autos. This is an excellent point, Bill! And the answer is YES, they did! I have a wife and kid that cannot drive a standard transmission auto or truck. I can drive standard as well as automatic transmissioned vehicles. Who knows more? Does it make any difference at all. The point is that there is no reason for states to test on manual gearbox autos because 95% of new vehicles are automatic. Those that want to will learn to drive a manual without any licensing intervention needed from the state. My XYL refuses to parallel park, as do a number of others. She also doesn't do three point turns. Your logic would eliminate those from the test also. A person CAN drive for years and years, and if they do things a certain way, they don't have to PP or TPT. She can drive 100 percent of the time without it. Of course the odd emergency situation may come up. Apparently the state DOES see a continuing need for PP or TPT... but does NOT see any public purpose, safety issue, or licensing ommision by not testing for manual gearboxes. Bill, if you don't want a Morse code test, that is fine, but you shouldn't use a flawed argument to support it. 8^) The point is that there is ZERO harm if a new ham never passes a code test and then decides to get on the air and jump into a code QSO to learn while doing. The state apparently thinks the same is true for manual gearbox driving and many other aspects of driving which aren't tested at all. I can and do drive an extended cab PU-truck pulling a 5000 lb trailer, combined length about 40 feet. To the best of my knowledge, no state tests anyone for that combination of skills. All that is needed is a regular driver's license. Cheers, Bill K2UNK |
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"Mike Coslo" wrote in message ... Bill Sohl wrote: "Bert Craig" wrote in message om... "Bill Sohl" wrote in message hlink.net... "Bert Craig" wrote in message v.net... IMHO, No-Code Int'l. has: 1. Encouraged the idea that it is preferable to lower the requirements through mass petition rather than encourage individuals to strive toward higher achievement. Some refer to it as "lowering the bar." Call it whatever you want. I guess the states "lowered" the bar when they stoped testing new drivers on manual gearbox autos. Funny you should mention that, Bill. You see, I took my first driver's license exam in Jamaica, W.I. where, if you tested in a car equipped with an automatic transmission, your driving privilidges were limited to vehicles equipped likewise. It was not really about the "priviliges," but about safety and all understood this. (Though we ALL bemoaned the dreaded ramp test.) So yes, I suppose you did "guess" correctly although the analogy is not quite appropriate to the ARS. Don't take my word for it. Ask the poor slob who got rear-ended by that person who borrowed his/her friend's car and, in a panic stop, mistook the clutch pedal for the brake pedal when the dirver ahead of him/her stopped short. Actually Bill, I was that poor slob about ten years ago...so maybe you should take my word for it. I let him slide though as the damage was minimal with no injuries. Besides, why make us all pay via increased insurance premiums. Hmm, 1500 Watts on VHF/UHF...perhaps it wasn't a bad analogy after all? The reality is the morse test is past its prime...and the entire body of international countries have seen fit to eliminate morse as an international treaty element. The reality is that CW is the second most popular mode in the ARS today and is a part of the big picture. Let's also not forget that we're talking about the 5-wpm exam for upgrade within, not for entry into, the ARS. So how many rear-enders have no-coders had while using CW? The anology is a joke. There is ZERO element of safety involved with CW knowledge/testing. Had there been any relavent safety aspect to justify CW testing the FCC would have acknowledged it. This is your analogy, Bill, not ours. I don't think the analogy fits, I think people should be required to test on standard, or at least not be allowed to drive a standard unless tested for it. Which standard, should there be separate licenses for 3 speed column, 4 speed, 5 speed, 6 speed, which shift pattern? Apparently there is insufficient state concern to worry about passing a license test with automatic and then getting behind the wheel of a manual gearbox vehicle. It's been that way for decades now with no ill results. 2. Made the notion of more privileges via higher achievement appear as if it's fundamentally wrong. If one wishes to upgrade, then meet the requirements necessary to achieve that upgrade. (Not just the requirements we *want* to meet.) I see it as fundamentally wrong when the added priviliges have no rational link to the added/higher achievement attained. Second most popular mode in use today...particularly on HF?! So how come a no-code tech isn't banned from using CW on the only two all-CW only bands. Use does not justify the requirement since there's nothing detrimental about learning on the air at even a one word per minute, look it up on a table rate. one of two answers: 1. It's a goofed up rule 2. It's a good way to get Tech's to practice Morse code. Why wouldn't it be a good way to get anone on HF to practice also if there's no code test at all? That's the point, there is no rational justification for a CW mode skill test. The FCC has addressed and dismissed every known pro-code argument...as has the ITU also since Code is gone now as a mandatory treaty requirment. Either is probably irrelevant because most tech's that aren't planning on upgrading probably aren't all that interested in Morse code at all, and there are plenty of goofed up rules. ITU treaty is goofed up too? Cheers, Bill K2UNK |
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"Bill Sohl" wrote:
ITU treaty is goofed up too? Cheers, Bill K2UNK What about that BPL thing, I know their using it in Manasass, anyone hear how good or bad it is to HF comms? Updates? |
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"Bert Craig" wrote in message m... "Bill Sohl" wrote in message ink.net... "Bert Craig" wrote in message om... "Bill Sohl" wrote in message hlink.net... "Bert Craig" wrote in message et... IMHO, No-Code Int'l. has: 1. Encouraged the idea that it is preferable to lower the requirements through mass petition rather than encourage individuals to strive toward higher achievement. Some refer to it as "lowering the bar." Call it whatever you want. I guess the states "lowered" the bar when they stopped testing new drivers on manual gearbox autos. Funny you should mention that, Bill. You see, I took my first driver's license exam in Jamaica, W.I. where, if you tested in a car equipped with an automatic transmission, your driving privileges were limited to vehicles equipped likewise. It was not really about the "privileges," but about safety and all understood this. (Though we ALL bemoaned the dreaded ramp test.) So yes, I suppose you did "guess" correctly although the analogy is not quite appropriate to the ARS. Don't take my word for it. Ask the poor slob who got rear-ended by that person who borrowed his/her friend's car and, in a panic stop, mistook the clutch pedal for the brake pedal when the driver ahead of him/her stopped short. Actually Bill, I was that poor slob about ten years ago...so maybe you should take my word for it. I let him slide though as the damage was minimal with no injuries. Besides, why make us all pay via increased insurance premiums. Hmm, 1500 Watts on VHF/UHF...perhaps it wasn't a bad analogy after all? The reality is the Morse test is past its prime...and the entire body of international countries have seen fit to eliminate Morse as an international treaty element. The reality is that CW is the second most popular mode in the ARS today and is a part of the big picture. Let's also not forget that we're talking about the 5-wpm exam for upgrade within, not for entry into, the ARS. So how many rear-enders have no-coders had while using CW? Oh, I don't know, Bill.let's see. Let's ask that fellow who just passed Element 2 and just couldn't wait to get OTA. So he bought a nifty little dual-bander, a "killer" Mirage amp, and pumped a few hundred Watts or VHF or UHF RF into his nice long Yagi (You know, the one marketed as a "Boomer.") pointed toward a distant repeater.right through the second floor of his neighbor's house. Heck, he mounted it on the mast that formerly hosted a TV antenna.that ought to be good enough, right? And none of this would have happened if only he had known code? Give me a break. Answer the question asked...The question is, for those that need clarity: IF someone became a General or Extra with NO code skills, and then decided to learn code on-the-air, what's the harm, danger, etc? After all, I'm sure that someone who is so bothered at the notion of having to learn and be tested on a skill he deems irrelevant to how he plans on operating, that he joins an "international" movement to remove said offensive task.would certainly be concerned and cognizant of any harmful RF his equipment might be radiating. Heck, he did pass that 35 multiple-guess.er, I meant choice test that proclaimed him "ready." I am fairly certain though that his mode of choice was not CW. ;-) The analogy is a joke. Actually, I am pretty much joking around with you, Bill. (Lighten up.) HOWEVER, the potential for physical harm is there and somewhere the above scenario may be playing out as you read these words.and that's no joke. The potential for harm, physical or otherwise is NOT tied to anyone's knowledge of code. THAT is the point. There is ZERO element of safety involved with CW knowledge/testing. Agreed. It's the mindset I find kinda alarming. Folks that have no problem with putting forth the effort to advance in their endeavors are more likely to exercise that same "work ethic" wrt conscientiously ensuring the safe operation of their station. Conversely, folks that would rather complain about having to put forth some effort (Let's be honest, the effort is rather minimal re. Element 1.) to advance themselves are perceived to be "corner-cutters." (Some might even call them."slackers.") The "effort" has nothing to do with code testing. The goal of ending code testing is based solely on the lack of any continued need for code skills to be mandated for any HF access. There was, in the past, a rational reason or set of reasons for code knowledge. Those days are gone. It is that simple. BIG BIG DISCLAIMER: I am quite aware that this is not true for all no-code Technicians and/or NCI members, HOWEVER, all it takes is one poor soul getting a cranial soaking from some dunderhead who wants to bombard that repeater to validate the concern. Lest the repeater folks feel offended, there is a club here on LI devoted to simplex operation who support VHF/UHF operation with a tad more than the few hundred Watts mentioned above. Again, this dialog isn't about the validity or not of current writtens. My point(s) here are focused only on code testing. PERIOD! Had there been any relevant safety aspect to justify CW testing the FCC would have acknowledged it. You slay me, Bill. Is this the same FCC that's ready to administer the BPL suppository to AR? "Who's yer daddy now?!" Sorry to burst your bubble, but its the only FCC we have. Indeed, had the FCC seriously errored in their past decion(s) regarding need or non-need for code skills testing, then I'm amazed you and others haven't filed court action to stop the FCC. 2. Made the notion of more privileges via higher achievement appear as if it's fundamentally wrong. If one wishes to upgrade, then meet the requirements necessary to achieve that upgrade. (Not just the requirements we *want* to meet.) I see it as fundamentally wrong when the added privileges have no rational link to the added/higher achievement attained. Second most popular mode in use today...particularly on HF?! So how come a no-code tech isn't banned from using CW on the only two all-CW only bands. That nice slow-code practice you speak of below. Learn to drive in a safe environment before venturing onto the highway. If new ham goes OnTheAir to learn code, does that trouble you? What part of amateur spectrum is considered highway vs non-highway? Cheers, Bill K2UNK |
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Steveo ) wrote:
Hey Dee D. you see how he operates he is a troll and not only that he is an illegal freebander and HF bootlegger. Ask him about his Collins S-Line he operates without a license and why it is set up to transmit all over the spectrum he will go quiet real fast. Wrong again, do you need it beat in to you with a clue by four? You see Dee D. how Steveo gets violent he has a real problem with anger first thing you know he is threatening to beat someone LOL. But the part about his bootleg Collins HF station is true he brags about it many times on rec.radio.cb ask him you know you hear about these pirating radio spectrum outlaws in the FCC reports but I bet you never met one well here he is his name is Steve Parks. |
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