In article , "Dee D. Flint"
writes:

Excellent. We can apply that similar logic to amateur radio requirements.
The spectrum is a public resource. The prospective ham needs to demonstrate
that he has the potential to be a contributor.

Morsemanship left the "public resource" zone a long time ago for
all the other radio services.

You, and all other morsepersons, seem to think that amateur radio
is all concerned with morse code skills. That's hardly in any "public
interest" except to that tiny slice of the "public" that worships at
the Church of St. Hiram.

You and all the other morsepersons are Believers in that "church."

This is accomplished by the
testing process. The connection is then similar: demonstrating the
potential for responsibility and being part of a larger group.

Becoming a part of a slightly larger group of morse code users.

ONLY in amateur radio.

Hundreds of thousands of others have "demonstrated their
'potential' for responsibility...and DEMONSTRATED that very
responsibility" in the military and/or commercial radio...WITHOUT
having to do that testing for morse code cognition.

As one of that group, I don't feel chastened by those spankaroony
words from a self-styled "parent" who was into such responsibility
beginning a half century ago.

Notice that
I tag it as potential since there will always be a few who are willing to
put in the effort but then end up being problems.

Notice: Mama Dee wants to play "parent" again, thinking that all
others not thinking as she does are "children." Tsk, tsk.

Poor Dee. Still on that self-elevated elitist pedestal again, trying
to spank others for not thinking properly. :-)

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