From: on Aug 18, 3:33 pm

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Len, we could apply the null hypothesis. It could have been a
disgruntled NCTA trying to make the PCTA look bad. But there's two
problems with that hypothesis:

sorry about mssing this one earlier

You gotta look at both sides if you want to be known as being fair and
balanced.

Some of us DO but, when messaging to unbalanced, unfair folks,
it is rather difficult... :-)


a. The NCTA have nothing to be disgruntled about except a quarter
century of arbitrary and unnecessary government regulation, and

and right Now I can't see how NCTA can be disgruntled the only
bothering me now is chopping at the bit wiating for it to be over

Even my non Ham freinds have noticed the improvement in my often
somewhat dower expression
and dared asked me to explain

that and I have have found myself breaking into song on the repeater
stuff like that

Stop right there. Even the slightest upturn at the corner of your
mouth might be mistaken as gloating.

[only the NCTA are allowed to gloat... :-) ]


way too late but I realy don't care, even at the club meeting with a
fair number of code supporter there were gracious enough to ask me what
I thought of NPRM, after first sugest ing everyone brace themsleves for
my response which a loud "YES, Bout damn time!!"

Was it tough getting the tar and feathers off? ;^)

:-)

b. The PCTA make themselves look bad without any help.

OTOH they do even better by just making em SEE happy folks

They'll form support groups to try to cope.

I hope so. think we should start a fund to help out?

Compassionate No-Codism? I'm good with that.

Heh heh. Expect the ARRL to get in on the act, maybe the
"Pro-coder Compassion Supporter (or Truss?) Fund" or some
title like that...

On the ARRL's "poll" for 5 Aug 05 and an opinion on NPRM
05-143, of the 9,484 votes cast: 48.5% said it was a fine
idea, 47.1% sait it was a terrible idea, and 4.4% had no
particular opinion either way.

Nah...let's just pick up the 2x4s and beat them over the head
with the issue...just like they used to do it to no-coders
in the last 50 years or so. I think they deserve it... :-)

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