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Brian wrote:
Mike Coslo wrote in message ... Carl R. Stevenson wrote: some snippage We present more rational, compelling arguments, of course. Carl, with all due respect, "rational and compelling arguments" are in the head of the beholder. Then the words "rational" and "irrational" have no meaning. 1. Everyone here thinks they are being rational, unless they are being purposefully non-rational. (say Bruce for example, who is having fun baiting people - and even in his case, take note that when he is starting to be serious his spelling and grammar become correct) 2. You really aren't that far from the truth. 3. Insane people are exempt from all this. But there really aren't that many insane people. My rationale is that what is or isn't rational is based on the starting assumption or world view. If your basic assumption is that things should be simplified or to be made easier, then you would agree with a proposal such as the NCI proposal before the FCC. It is rational and compelling from that viewpoint. If you believe that simplification is not necessary or desirable, you are more likely to find the FISTS proposal rational and compelling. - Mike KB3EIA - |
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"Carl R. Stevenson" wrote in message ... "Dan/W4NTI" w4nti@get rid of this mindspring.com wrote in message hlink.net... "Brian" wrote in message om... "Dick Carroll;" wrote in message ... It isn't on the FCC's website yet but you can read it here.... http://www.eham.net/articles/6371 Enjoy! I thought that FISTS sold themselves as a non-political club? How is sending in a petition a political act? Does that mean when NCI sent in a petition it was political? Or perhaps they were simply following proceedures. Of course participating in the regulatory process is a "political" thing. And yes, FIST's position in the past (and IIRC, their charter) was that they were *not* a politically-oriented group ... just a group that was supposed to foster the *use* of Morse. And the test is *not* necessary to use Morse ... someone sending slow as they learn (voluntarily, because they *want* to) hurts nobody ... even the ARRL has stated that the best way to learn Morse is on the air. Keeping people off the air until they learn Morse to some specific level of proficiency is counter, not just to the ARS as a whole, but to the *professed* goal of those who want to keep Morse testing. If they'd welcome folks whether they could beep or not, they'd stand a better chance of gaining "recruits" than they do by acting crappy to those who aren't interested in Morse, trying to keep them off of HF, and then complaining that they don't "realize the benefits of Morse." After that sort of treatment, no wonder so many folks aren't interested in Morse (or ham radio for that matter ...) Carl - wk3c Please explain to the audience then, how, one can have basically no knowledge of Morse, then get on the air and try to improve it? You MUST have a rudimentary knowledge, in otherwords something to work with, before one can proceed. I think 5 WPM is a fair requirement. I think total ellimination is equivilant to negotiations with a terrorist organization (NCI). Dan/W4NTI |
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"Brian" wrote in message om... "Carl R. Stevenson" wrote in message ... "Dan/W4NTI" w4nti@get rid of this mindspring.com wrote in message hlink.net... "Brian" wrote in message om... "Dick Carroll;" wrote in message ... It isn't on the FCC's website yet but you can read it here.... http://www.eham.net/articles/6371 Enjoy! I thought that FISTS sold themselves as a non-political club? How is sending in a petition a political act? Does that mean when NCI sent in a petition it was political? Or perhaps they were simply following proceedures. Of course participating in the regulatory process is a "political" thing. And yes, FIST's position in the past (and IIRC, their charter) was that they were *not* a politically-oriented group ... just a group that was supposed to foster the *use* of Morse. Right. So where NCI is purposely a politically-oriented group, and behaves accordingly, FISTS is specifically a non-political group who is now behaving politically. Why don't we hear any whining about how FISTS has broken with their charter from the people that are always whining about NCI? Usual PCTA double-standard? Not only a dumb ass, but a knee jerk bleeding heart liberal to boot. Dan/W4NTI |
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"Dee D. Flint" wrote in message
gy.com... "N2EY" wrote in message ... 73 de Jim, N2EY FISTS #4360 Well just received my FISTS number and it is 10270. My OMs number is 10271. So you don't need to count them. Dee D. Flint, N8UZE Hmmmm, the ASCII format document with just the list copied and pasted into a MS Word document shows to be 5,193 paragraphs, which would be members--presuming there is one line/paragraph per member. That list is labeled as "Active Members." Kim W5TIT |
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Mike Coslo wrote in message ...
Brian wrote: Mike Coslo wrote in message ... Carl R. Stevenson wrote: some snippage We present more rational, compelling arguments, of course. Carl, with all due respect, "rational and compelling arguments" are in the head of the beholder. Then the words "rational" and "irrational" have no meaning. 1. Everyone here thinks they are being rational, unless they are being purposefully non-rational. (say Bruce for example, who is having fun baiting people - and even in his case, take note that when he is starting to be serious his spelling and grammar become correct) Bruce is an stupendous and amazing man. 2. You really aren't that far from the truth. Oh, geez. 3. Insane people are exempt from all this. But there really aren't that many insane people. Not even Hinkley? My rationale is that what is or isn't rational is based on the starting assumption or world view. Always is. If your basic assumption is that things should be simplified or to be made easier, then you would agree with a proposal such as the NCI proposal before the FCC. It is rational and compelling from that viewpoint. My basic assumption is there are some things the government should be doing and there are some things that the government shouldn't be doing. We could start with the Constitution of the United States and its Articles, and try to find the rationale for a welfare state. Brian |
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"Dan/W4NTI" w4nti@get rid of this mindspring.com wrote in message thlink.net...
I think total ellimination is equivilant to negotiations with a terrorist organization (NCI). Dan/W4NTI Talk about a dumb ass. He combines Bruce's stupidity with reckless statements. |
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Talk about a dumb ass. He combines Bruce's stupidity with reckless
statements. Dumb Ass is someone who lets NCI dictate to them what they can and cant say |
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On Mon, 01 Sep 2003 19:57:23 GMT, "Carl R. Stevenson"
wrote: "Dick Carroll;" wrote in message ... As you may know, FISTS has many times the membership numbers of NCI. How many *US* licensees are members of FISTS, Dick? Carl - wk3c Nearly 10,000. Not all of them are users of code either. FISTS welcomes anybody, unlike the NCI where you join "the cause to remove code requirements". If you prefer to remove the code requirement, no one is forcing you do unplug your keyer from your radio. Stacey, AA7YA FISTS #3857 |
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On Tue, 2 Sep 2003 19:43:55 -0500, "Kim W5TIT"
wrote: "Dee D. Flint" wrote in message igy.com... "N2EY" wrote in message ... 73 de Jim, N2EY FISTS #4360 Well just received my FISTS number and it is 10270. My OMs number is 10271. So you don't need to count them. Dee D. Flint, N8UZE Hmmmm, the ASCII format document with just the list copied and pasted into a MS Word document shows to be 5,193 paragraphs, which would be members--presuming there is one line/paragraph per member. That list is labeled as "Active Members." Kim W5TIT It works like 10-X International. I've had a 10-X number for 12 years and have remained "inactive" (non-paid member) for 11 years, but I can exchange 10-X numbers on the air if I so choose. So reading from the active list is very misleading. I am however an active member of the FISTS, as you probably already gathered from perusing the "Active Members" list. Stacey, AA7YA |
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