stewart wrote:

snip

First you say:

There is virtually no difference between the current General and
Technician written exams.

snip

Then you say:

That's funny... there are 11 questions in the Technician question pool
on TOWER SAFETY... and there are 0 questions in the General question
pool.


Seems different to me!


- Mike KB3EIA -

Subject: The dam is leaking...
From: (stewart)
Date: 6/2/2004 12:12 AM Central Standard Time
Message-id:

This would include
grandfathering techs to general. Folks have been killed trying to erect
towers.

That's funny... there are 11 questions in the Technician question pool
on TOWER SAFETY... and there are 0 questions in the General question
pool.

Perhaps this is because in order to BE a General you have to take the
TECHNICIAN written first, Stewart? Do you see some need to duplicate the
effort?

Perhaps everyone believes that if you have a license you actually
know something.

Apparently, recent Technicians know MORE than recent Generals, in
regards to your litmus test issue of TOWER SAFETY.

Perhaps this is becasue in order to BE a General you have to take the
TECHNICIAN written first, Stewart? Do you see some need to duplicate the
effort?

Get the point?

Steve, K4YZ

"Jim Hampton" wrote in message
...
Yes, I and can see a lot of 2 meter gear being sold/modified for use -
where?

I personally see no need for Morse, but do have a concern about the
continuing movement to reduce technical requirements. This would include
grandfathering techs to general. Folks have been killed trying to erect
towers. Perhaps everyone believes that if you have a license you actually
know something.

And what makes you think that techs don't erect towers, Jim???

Carl - wk3c

"Carl R. Stevenson" wrote


And what makes you think that techs don't erect towers, Jim???


I don't think Jim said that Techs don't erect towers, but that he has a
concern (which I share) that many amateurs (including you) support the
ill-concieved proposal of ARRL which would extend a "free pass" to
hundreds of thousands of licensees who have not demonstrated by
examination that they are qualified for a license upgrade to General.

73, de Hans, K0HB

In article . net, "KØHB"
writes:

"Carl R. Stevenson" wrote


And what makes you think that techs don't erect towers, Jim???


I don't think Jim said that Techs don't erect towers, but that he has a
concern (which I share) that many amateurs (including you) support the
ill-concieved proposal of ARRL

[and NCVEC]

which would extend a "free pass" to
hundreds of thousands of licensees who have not demonstrated by

[written]

examination that they are qualified for a license upgrade to General.

Well said! That's exactly the point.

73 de Jim, N2EY

"KØHB" wrote in message link.net...
"Carl R. Stevenson" wrote


And what makes you think that techs don't erect towers, Jim???


I don't think Jim said that Techs don't erect towers, but that he has a
concern (which I share) that many amateurs (including you) support the
ill-concieved proposal of ARRL which would extend a "free pass" to
hundreds of thousands of licensees who have not demonstrated by
examination that they are qualified for a license upgrade to General.

The theory behind the exams is run a rough check on an individual's
competence to operate therefore reducing perceived assorted problems
on the bands. What's missing from the Tech written which would lead to
problems on the low bands if they were simply grandfathered to HF as
Generals? What problems?

-or-

What's the difference between Techs running 1.5 kW of ssb on 6M which
they're allowed to do under the current regs and the same individuals
running 1.5 kW of ssb on 20M which they're not allowed to do? Besides
the positions of the station's bandswitches.

73, de Hans, K0HB

w3rv

Brian Kelly wrote:

"KØHB" wrote in message link.net...

"Carl R. Stevenson" wrote


And what makes you think that techs don't erect towers, Jim???


I don't think Jim said that Techs don't erect towers, but that he has a
concern (which I share) that many amateurs (including you) support the
ill-concieved proposal of ARRL which would extend a "free pass" to
hundreds of thousands of licensees who have not demonstrated by
examination that they are qualified for a license upgrade to General.


The theory behind the exams is run a rough check on an individual's
competence to operate therefore reducing perceived assorted problems
on the bands. What's missing from the Tech written which would lead to
problems on the low bands if they were simply grandfathered to HF as
Generals? What problems?

Hf type questions? I also have a question along these lines. I
personally think that not having Technicians take and pass a test that
was considered to prepare the applicant for operation on HF is ripping
them off! The question is "Why would anyone support screwing over half
the Ham population out of something they should have?

Honest, Folks, knowledge is good!

-or-

What's the difference between Techs running 1.5 kW of ssb on 6M which
they're allowed to do under the current regs and the same individuals
running 1.5 kW of ssb on 20M which they're not allowed to do? Besides
the positions of the station's bandswitches.

Well, the Techs are vetted on safety issues, so I'm not all that
worried about letting them use QRO. But specifically, I think that RFI
problems are different between HF and VHF and above.

As opposed to the "nolege is bad" folks, that simply want to reduce
power to levels considered "safe" so that we don't upset the applicants
with silly questions about RF safety.

- Mike KB3EIA -

In article ,
(stewart) writes:

The progress-blocking dam that the foot-draggers have erected is
leaking badly, and can not be maintained much longer.

Whatever in the world does that mean?

Subject: The dam is leaking...
From: (stewart)
Date: 6/1/2004 12:23 PM Central Standard Time
Message-id:

The progress-blocking dam that the foot-draggers have erected is
leaking badly, and can not be maintained much longer.

- Stewart (N0MHS)

Only to be supplanted by idiots who think adding kiddie-channels to
Amateur allocations will fix anything.

Steve, K4YZ