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June 21st 05, 01:30 PM
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bb wrote: wrote: For example, the maximum power an amateur station may use in the USA is 1500 W peak output. Why 1500 W - why not 1000 W, or 2000 W, or something else? Why not any power level that an amateur can put on the air and still meet RF exposure and spurious emission rules? Why are you telling us this, and not the FCC? He wasn't "telling" anything... They are interrogatives...Questions...Preceeded with "Why" and eneded with a question mark. There's always the possibility that some new idea, argument, or information will result from a discussion. Even the passage of time gives new insights. Ther's not if you continually avoid such discussions. So far, only you and Lennie are avoiding anything... For example, the 2000 restructuring that reduced both code and written testing did not result in sustained growth of the number of US hams. We saw a small rise for a few years, but since April 2003 or so the numbers have been in a slow decline. This data clearly indicates that the license test requirements aren't the limiting factor to longterm growth. Were the sunspots in decline during this period? Does it matter? I don't remember the FCC making a point of sunspot numbers in licensing requirements other than discussing propagation characteristics. Sooner or later the FCC will rule and we'll all have to live with the consequences good or bad. Yep. But until they do, we can refine and develop our arguments on both sides. Showing disdain for Technicians who cannot or choose not to learn The Code certainly tells a lot. How did you get "disdain" from that...?!?! As for it being unhealthy to discuss, I'd say that as long as the discussion remains at a civil level, without misquotes and personal attacks, it's healthy. Don't worry, be healthy. Good advice, Brian. Are you going to take it, or are you about to take us on yet another "...'they' chased all the Techs away.." story..?!?! If the result is as the NCTA state that it will be, i.e. a big wave of new hams plus a big wave of hams upgrading and getting on HF, just watch the DX stations, especially the rare ones, hide down on CW even more than they are now. That's one big reason we have subbands-by-mode. Wow, I never realized that. We have subbands-by-mode so that DX can hide from us. You, as usual, missed the point, Brian. Many of the "dx" operators do NOT have the means by which to obtain megabucks multimode/digital Amateur facilities. Jim is right. Civil discourse leads to new insights on arbitrarines and prejudices. Where did he say that, Brian...?!?! A quote, please, or is this yet another "I said it but I really didn't say it" dance? If you exclude Japan, the US has more amateur radio operators than the rest of the world combined. If the bands get as busy as the NCTAs imply they will from this rush of new and upgrading hams, a lot of us will be drifting even more to CW just to find some room. Or the data modes. No CW skill required for that. On the other hand, if the PCTAs are correct, i.e. the impact will be insignificant just as other changes of the recent past have been, then there is NO reason to change the requirements. Changes that have little to no noticeable impact aren't worth the bother of implementing. That's true. But there are other factors: - Reducing the license requirements still further may have negative effects. As it already has, right? The "requirements" (ie required knowledge) for an Amateur license are as steep as they've ever been...But when there's no real incentive to LEARN the material, of what use is it...?!?! - If there's no real effect, the solution obviously lies elsewhere. But some may not want to accept that fact. There may be a number of problems which must be addressed by a number of solutions. - Once the requirements are reduced, it may be near-impossible to get them raised back up. 73 de Jim, N2EY Arbitrariness should be easy enough to increase. That's what makes it arbitrary. In some other universe that made sense...But here...well, it just doesn't work. Steve, K4YZ |
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