"an_old_friend" wrote:

one how does it serve the interest of the ARS

two how does it serve the interest of the public at large

The ARS is a technical service, alledgedly charged with maintaining a pool
of trained radio operators, to provide emergency communications, advance the
radio art, contribute to international goodwill, and advance their skills in
communications and technical phases of the art.

These purposes are outlined in Section 97.1.

An individual who simply passed the requisite examinations to obtain their
license without studying the underlying electronics/antenna/etc theory does
not meet those goals.

It is extremely likely that people who pass their examinations using these
methods will not continue to increase their electronics or radio knowledge,
since they didn't take the time to learn any to begin with.


I, for one, do not think that the ARS needs a pool of appliance operators.
Granted, to some degree, appliance operations are going to be a "given" in
today's age, since hardly any amateurs build their own gear any longer.


However, if you're looking for a radio service devoid of any technical
knowledge, there are many others that fit that bill available to
individuals.