John,

You could make the same assertion about a driver's license. Memorize some
rules and take a road test.

Do you support eliminating motor vehicle tests? Perhaps only for college
educated folks?

Might it make sense to require folks to know where the band edges are, or
would you think it doesn't matter.

If you travel to the U.K., do you think it might be smart to understand that
they drive on the *left* side of the road rather than the right? Even if
you are a pedestrian?

I suspect you'd be upset if someone started transmitting on your Direct Tv
frequencies and killed your reception. There are rules and folks wishing
licenses are supposed to demonstrate some knowledge of those rules. These
rules do not require the calculus, yet even a college grad has to
demonstrate some knowledge of them.

73 from Rochester, NY
Jim AA2QA


"John Smith" wrote in message
...
... the amateur tests are a trivial problem to men with real
educations...

... the cw part makes as much sense as learning to play a "jew's
harp"--a lot of sense if you wish to, none if you don't...

Warmest regards,
John