"Dwight Stewart" wrote in message
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"Larry Roll K3LT" wrote:

(snip) However, as previously stated, you are not qualified
to make any judgment against the code testing requirement,
since you have not gained practical operational experience
in this mode. (snip)


Larry, one does not need to survive a house fire to make judgements
about
fire safety. Or be attacked by a foreign government to make a judgement
about certain defense planning. Or live under a dictator to make
judgements
about laws affecting our freedoms. Or experience a business failure to
make
wise business judgements. Or experience anything else firsthand to make
value judgements about it.


One does have to eat a pizza to evaluate its taste and whether they will
like it or not. I love pizza but hate tomatoes, cheese, and garlic. Yet
combine them into a pizza and the result is entirely different. No one can
tell how a cake will taste simply from reading the ingredients on a box.
You can evaluate its nutritional content but not its taste. So while there
are some things that do not need to be experienced to evaluate them, there
are other things that do.

Dee D. Flint, N8UZE