Carl R. Stevenson wrote:
"Mike Coslo" wrote in message

I dunno. I doubt it though. I wonder if a person who doesn't want to
jump through hoops is going to do much of anything that he/she doesn't
want to do.


Mike,

Do you seriously believe that just because someone is not interested in
Morse that they could not be interested in, and contribute in valuable
ways to, other aspects of ham radio?

Do you seriously not believe that?

An engineer can always get a technician's license. Why aren't we seeing
this happening? At least in my area, the Engineers with tech licenses
are there as they transition through the ranks.

"Elmering" new hams who are not technical on the technical aspects

designing new modes

writing useful ham software

building networks

public service communications

A technician engineer can do that

emergency/disaster communications
"SKYWARN"
etc., etc.

A technician Engineer can do all of these things.

Just because someone isn't interested in jumping through the Morse
hoop, doesn't mean that they are so selfish that they can't/won't
contribute.

If your premise is true, then why aren't there loads of Technician level
Engineers? In fact, I would give a whole lot more credence to a group of
technically savvy Engineers who have their Technician's license, and
they tell the ARRL and FCC. "Hey here we are folks! We're not going one
level past Technician because we simply don't believe in the Morse code
requirement."

It would have been nice to have hordes of technically competent
Technician level Engineers at the vangaurd of the Anti-Morse movement.

Instead we apparently have those who say "we won't participate at all
unless everything is to our liking, if your premise is to be believed.


Umm, Carl.... you are here! You have have achieved your goal, at least
will be very soon. I'm going to have to assume the reason is to engage
in a little gloating? So you're getting what you want on all counts. You
really wouldn't have to hear all us PCTA's crying if you didn't want to.

In other words, if you want to discuss it, we're here. Lessay we all do
what you want, and "just live with it". I guess that means we're
supposed to shut up. Then you wouldn't have the fun of discussing it
with us, or even telling us to "just live with it".

I don't think you would like that very much..


I'm not here to gloat ... I'm here to make sure that newcomers hear
the news and aren't overly tainted by being totally awash in PCTAs
to the point that they think all hams are that way and decide that ham
radio isn't really for them after all, because of a false perception that
it's totally populated with the sort of folks that they'd really not like to
associate. :-)

I think you just said that a person who is a PCTA is someone not to be
associated with?!?!?!?!?

Thanks for the "locker room wall" post! 8^)

- Mike KB3EIA -