"N2EY" wrote Your "student operator" idea would create an unnecessary intermediate step. A "licensed ham" who cannot operate unsupervised. Bad idea, I say. Control freaks are big on supervision and rank and being in charge. People who propose the freedom to take sole responsibility for their own actions scare the bejeebers out of them. 73, de Hans, K0HB |
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Robeson K4CAP) writes: Subject: Another D-H* NCVEC proposal From: Mike Coslo Date: 8/11/2004 9:11 AM Central Standard Time Message-id: Steve Robeson K4CAP wrote: Subject: Another D-H* NCVEC proposal From: PAMNO (N2EY) Date: 8/11/2004 5:08 AM Central Standard Time Message-id: Or why don't we quit wallowing in all this administrative quagmire and just "get on with it"...??? As you and I have both pointed out on numerous occasisons, Jim, Gradeschoolers are passing the EXTRA, ergo there's little validation for a new "entry class" license... And that is perhaps the most telling point, Steve. If a 9 year old kid can pass the Extra, there is no reason to make tests easier. I don't doubt that the child is a bit exceptional, but there are the Technician and General licenses, which are certainly easier. And I really wonder what, if anything, one of those 9 year olds could tell you about radio propagation, modes, etc... Depends on the kid. At age 12 I could explain to you about the ionosphere, why the low HF bands are best at night and the higher ones during the day, the basics of CW, AM, SSB, FM, FSK, and a whole bunch more. Not as well as I could today but to a level sufficient to keep me out of trouble. I suspect that plenty of younger kids could do the same, given the right learning materials. But it's not just kids...It's just about anyone anymore. Depends entirely on the person. There are lots of very knowledgeable hams out there - newbies and old timers alike. 73 de Jim, N2EY |
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In article , (Len Over 21) writes: The "dump huck' NCVEC sent their petition to the FCC on 1 March 2003. ["dump huck is Brakob's wording not NCVEC] The FCC put it in RM-10870 on 4 March 2004. Brakob commented on it. I commented on Brakob's comment as well as the petition itself. Your comments include errors of fact and misleading information. Such as? Now, as a retired member of das Amateur Schutz Staffel, you want to DO IT ALL OVER AGAIN?!?!?!? Is continued discussion forbidden? Only by non-amateurs. Everyone else can carry on. How many times do you need to rant, rave, slobber, snarl, and otherwise act like an ashpit over something ALREADY DISCUSSED AT IN LENGTH?!?!?!? We ask you the same question. Did you arrive at a different answer? |
In article , "KØHB"
writes: "N2EY" wrote Your "student operator" idea would create an unnecessary intermediate step. A "licensed ham" who cannot operate unsupervised. Bad idea, I say. Control freaks are big on supervision and rank and being in charge. People who propose the freedom to take sole responsibility for their own actions scare the bejeebers out of them. I take it you agree with me that the "student operator" idea isn't a good one. 73 de Jim, N2EY |
"N2EY" wrote I take it you agree with me that the "student operator" idea isn't a good one. You take it correctly. I think the idea is a credible candidate for the DAIOTM award. 73, de Hans, K0HB |
Subject: Another D-H* NCVEC proposal
From: "KØHB" Date: 8/14/2004 11:34 AM Central Standard Time Message-id: "N2EY" wrote Your "student operator" idea would create an unnecessary intermediate step. A "licensed ham" who cannot operate unsupervised. Bad idea, I say. Control freaks are big on supervision and rank and being in charge. People who propose the freedom to take sole responsibility for their own actions scare the bejeebers out of them. There's nothing in anythiing I've said, Hans, that makes this THE way for somoene to get into Amateur Radio...This is but ONE way. This is not about "control"....It's about a way for TEACHING others to be licensed, SKILLED Amateur Radio operators. There are already 675,000 people out there with Amateur Radio licenses who are "in control" of thier own actions and I hope there will someday be another 675, 000. Sorry you think differently. Seems to me that those who yell the loudest about others being "in control" are themselves the ones worried about WHO is going to be in control. Kinda like you. Steve, K4YZ |
"licensed ham" who cannot operate unsupervised. Bad idea, I say. Control freaks are big on supervision and rank and being in charge. People who propose the freedom to take sole responsibility for their own actions scare the bejeebers out of them. How long does it take a new ham to get the basics of operating down anyway? A few hours of operating? Once he has a rig, antenna and such set up. When I got my HF privrledes when I got my "extra lite", I spent a lot of time listening to QSOs to try to figure out the methods used. Then started responding to CQs and such. One problem I find is that I can never remember the other guy's callsign... But if it's a contester I just listen to subsequent QSOs he has to get his call for the log. I don't compete myself. Having a supervised only license is more brearucratic hassle than that met learning how to operate anyway. |
"Robert Casey" wrote Having a supervised only license is more brearucratic hassle than that met learning how to operate anyway. Hi Bob, I feel that the idea of a "Here, Kid, let me hold your hand and show you how to be a ham" license would send absolutely the wrong message to new ham 'wannabes'. Hard-wired into the bedrock DNA of the Amateur Radio service is the notion of experimentation, inovation, and "let's try and see if this works". The old Novice license, with it's elementary easy examination, and it's attitude of "Hey, kid, welcome to Amateur Radio --- now build a station and let's see what you can do with it" appealed to this trait. We should lobby like hell for a return to such a license, including the non-renewable nature of it, rather than some "store-bought-only-equipment-supervised-operation" license which would, IMNSHO, carve the very heart and soul out of the attraction of a ham license to the adventuresome tinker/experimenter mindset that we desparately need to attract. Quite frankly, anyone who was attracted to such a structured supervised license environment doesn't belong in *MY* Amateur Radio service. (Watch LHA spin up his rotors over that comment!) 73, de Hans, K0HB |
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