"Carl R. Stevenson" wrote in message
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"Dick Carroll;" wrote in message
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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

"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.

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

On 03 Sep 2003 02:19:59 GMT, (WA8ULX) wrote:

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

How do they do this?

"Dan/W4NTI" w4nti@get rid of this mindspring.com wrote in message
hlink.net...

I think total ellimination is equivilant to negotiations with a terrorist
organization (NCI).

Dan/W4NTI

I think that characterization is totally out of line and is equivalent to
the "law of usenet" that goes something like "the first one to equate
the other to Hitler automatically loses the argument."

Carl - wk3c

"Carl R. Stevenson" wrote in message
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"Dan/W4NTI" w4nti@get rid of this mindspring.com wrote in message
hlink.net...

I think total ellimination is equivilant to negotiations with a
terrorist
organization (NCI).

Dan/W4NTI

I think that characterization is totally out of line and is equivalent to
the "law of usenet" that goes something like "the first one to equate
the other to Hitler automatically loses the argument."

Carl - wk3c


I understand your point of view Carl. Down heah in Dixie we call that 'eat
up with the dumbass'.

Your NCI organization is nothing but a bunch of whinney crybaby lazy me
generation morons. You know it, and we know it. Now just go off and whine
in your corner.

The truth hurts, eh?

Dan/W4NTI

On Thu, 04 Sep 2003 22:40:03 GMT, "Dan/W4NTI" w4nti@get rid of this
mindspring.com wrote:


"Carl R. Stevenson" wrote in message
...

"Dan/W4NTI" w4nti@get rid of this mindspring.com wrote in message
hlink.net...

I think total ellimination is equivilant to negotiations with a
terrorist
organization (NCI).

Dan/W4NTI

I think that characterization is totally out of line and is equivalent to
the "law of usenet" that goes something like "the first one to equate
the other to Hitler automatically loses the argument."

Carl - wk3c


I understand your point of view Carl. Down heah in Dixie we call that 'eat
up with the dumbass'.

Your NCI organization is nothing but a bunch of whinney crybaby lazy me
generation morons. You know it, and we know it. Now just go off and whine
in your corner.

The truth hurts, eh?

Is the truth that you are referring to the fact that other countries
are dropping the code requirement as fast as they can?

"Dan/W4NTI" w4nti@get rid of this mindspring.com wrote in message thlink.net...
"Carl R. Stevenson" wrote in message
...

"Dan/W4NTI" w4nti@get rid of this mindspring.com wrote in message
hlink.net...

I think total ellimination is equivilant to negotiations with a
terrorist
organization (NCI).

Dan/W4NTI

I think that characterization is totally out of line and is equivalent to
the "law of usenet" that goes something like "the first one to equate
the other to Hitler automatically loses the argument."

Carl - wk3c


I understand your point of view Carl. Down heah in Dixie we call that 'eat
up with the dumbass'.

No doubt. Dumb is written all over your post.

Your NCI organization is nothing but a bunch of whinney crybaby lazy me
generation morons.

Odd. I think the PCTA are the whiney crybaby generation who think if
it was good enough for their grandpappies, that its good enough for
everyone since.

"I had to learn it, whah, whah, whah."

I'm not buying it.

All we've asked you to come up with was a valid reason to retain the
code exam.

That should be simple enough, right?

You know it, and we know it. Now just go off and whine
in your corner.

The truth hurts, eh?

Does it?