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September 2nd 04, 06:50 AM
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In article , Dave Heil
writes: William wrote: (Len Over 21) wrote in message ... In article , (William) writes: I would like to oblige Robert Casey. Steve should leave this group. I'll second that. Nursie just doesn't present a good image for U.S. amateur radio of today. Amateur radio can be a fun hobby and enjoyed by thousands. But, unlike what the PCTA extras contend, it is not a job, not a profession, not a guild, not a craft, not a union, and certainly not some kind of boot camp or basic training. Amateur radio is a civilian hobby, not a military one. U.S. amateur radio does not require anyone to be employed as a nurse. U.S. amateur radio does not require anyone to have a pilot's license (with or without being a "pilot in command"). U.S. amateur radio operates by the very same physical laws as do all othe radio services. Prior experience in other radio services is helpful in understanding that physical law and theory but no more essential to the hobby than nursing as a profession or having civilian pilot licenses. U.S. amateur radio is regulated by the FCC, an agency chartered to regulate all U.S. civil radio. Absolutely no FCC commissioner or staffer is required to hold any amateur radio license in order to regulate U.S. amateur radio. Morse code proficiency is NO LONGER any indicator of "qualification" to operate on any HF bands. For most radio services it was NEVER a requirement. While that is heretical in terms of worship of the Church of St. Hiram, it is nevertheless true. Having a valid U.S. amateur radio license does NOT automatically make anyone any kind of "expert" on any subject outside of U.S. amateur radio. In fact, it is not a guarantor of expertise within U.S. amateur radio. Agree on all points. Of course you do, "Bill". You've become a yes man for Leonard, the non-ham. Steve is a bad ambasador for the world's best hobby. I don't think Steve has ever campaigned for, nor has he been appointed an ambassador for amateur radio. Count your blessings... When will Steve be daparting? For where? Are you sending him on a trip? I would like to get a "farewell and good luck" card and have everyone sign it. That's awfully sweet of you. It is a wonderful gesture. "No matter what job, educational level, employer, or government/military service that anyone has, if said anyone opposes Heil's views, he/she will be the target of Heil's insults, ridicule, name-calling, factual errors, ethnic slurs, total lack of emoticons and social-interaction graces, acting in an arrogant, elitist manner...for years" :-) |
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