"Dave Heil" wrote:

I'm not at all uncomfortable with it,
Dwight. Len has had his say on countless
occasions. He isn't involved with amateur
radio though he knows some hams. He
has no background in amateur radio from
which to make an informed decision
regarding amateur radio testing. (snip)


Dave, I don't have a background in a lot of things (child birth,
international affairs with Belarus, NASA space missions, to name just a
few), but expect to have a voice in those things when I have something to
say and would be darn offended, and very confrontational, if someone told me
to go away simply because I don't have the proper background. I suspect you
would react the same way if you thought what you had to say was relevant.

And, even if it is true that Len "has no background in amateur radio from
which to make an informed decision regarding amateur radio testing," he has
nonetheless successfully managed in spite of that to make a decision about
code testing which is consistent with the decisions of many within the
Amateur Radio Service (people who do have the background you seek).


He wants morse testing ended. Based
on what special knowledge and
background? (snip)


I didn't know a "special" knowledge or background was required. It doesn't
take great knowledge, or an indepth background, to see that Morse code is a
declining skill throughout the radio world. Or to read what the FCC and
others have said about Morse code. Or to think through the issue. Or to form
an opinion based on any or all of that. Or voice that opinion.


(snip) I'm certainly not forced to agree with
his views, to respect his views or to refrain
from sarcasm with regard to his views. (snip)


Of course. Just as Len is not forced to leave the discussion just because
you think he should.


(snip) Len has participated and participated
and participated. (snip)


More power to him. He has just as much of a right to do so as anyone else.


(snip) He wants to participate and to prevent
others from laughing at him or his ideas. (snip)


Really? I missed that. How has he tried to prevent others from doing
anything?


(snip) Others are free to participate and may
form their own opinions of LHA's ideas. They are
free to laugh at his ideas, to poke fun of his ideas
and to counter his ideas. (snip)

(snip) I don't like what Len has to say and don't
care for his windy, pontificating and condescending
posts. (snip)


Lets be honest here, Dave. I seriously doubt his lack of a license, or
comments (condescending, outragious, or otherwise), would really bother you
that much if those comments agreed more with your own views. In the end, the
only reason you point to his lack of a license, or try to ridicule his
ideas, is that you don't agree with what he has to say. There's nothing
wrong with that, but I doubt you are going to sway that many to your side of
the argument with such transparent tactics (few are that stupid).


Dwight Stewart (W5NET)

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