"N2EY" wrote:

Who is being excluded? The requirements are what
the FCC says they are. Meet those requirements
and the license is granted.


Jim, please read the thread before replying. Brian is arguing for stiffer
written tests and/or code to exclude those he doesn't like. My comments
addressed the concept of using excess requirements to exclude others.


Note that reducing the license requirements has
NOT brought on significantly more growth nor
attracted the "rocket scientists".


I didn't say it did, Jim. The 'rocket scientists' point was made to
address Brian's argument for stiffer requirements to keep "dumb-downed"
people out. My comments about growth had to do with what I suspect would
happen if Brian were successful in his efforts to exclude others with
changes in the requirements.


(snip) The purpose of tests is not to exclude
but to guarantee a certain minimum level of
knowledge. (snip)


Again, I didn't say the purpose was to exclude. Again, my comments had to
do with the changes Brian is seeking, not the existing requirements.


Dwight Stewart (W5NET)

http://www.qsl.net/w5net/