On Sun, 7 Aug 2005 13:24:51 -0400, Bert Craig wrote:

wrong the FCC looked at it and did their JOB and ruled on what they
thought was in the Public Interest, they did not ignore anything

Then why ask in the first place?

A. Because the Administrative Procedures Act required it and

B. To see how many ya-yas and yuck-yucks come out of the woodwork.

Relieves the tensions of 8 hours "in the box" sandwiched between two
hours of car-pool on either end.. Maybe that's why I never went to HQ.

--
73 de K2ASP - Phil Kane

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On Sun, 7 Aug 2005 13:24:51 -0400, Bert Craig wrote:

wrong the FCC looked at it and did their JOB and ruled on what they
thought was in the Public Interest, they did not ignore anything

Then why ask in the first place?

A. Because the Administrative Procedures Act required it and

B. To see how many ya-yas and yuck-yucks come out of the woodwork.

Relieves the tensions of 8 hours "in the box" sandwiched between two
hours of car-pool on either end.. Maybe that's why I never went to HQ.

--
73 de K2ASP - Phil Kane

Lol! Thanks for the honest answer, Phil. As always, it's appreciated.

--
Vy 73 de Bert
WA2SI
FISTS #9384/CC #1736
QRP ARCI #11782

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On Sun, 7 Aug 2005 13:24:51 -0400, Bert Craig wrote:

wrong the FCC looked at it and did their JOB and ruled on what they
thought was in the Public Interest, they did not ignore anything

Then why ask in the first place?

A. Because the Administrative Procedures Act required it and

B. To see how many ya-yas and yuck-yucks come out of the woodwork.

Relieves the tensions of 8 hours "in the box" sandwiched between two
hours of car-pool on either end.. Maybe that's why I never went to HQ.

--
73 de K2ASP - Phil Kane



Wow! Howdy, Phil!

Kim W5TIT

A. Because the Administrative Procedures Act required it and

B. To see how many ya-yas and yuck-yucks come out of the woodwork.

Relieves the tensions of 8 hours "in the box" sandwiched between two
hours of car-pool on either end.. Maybe that's why I never went to HQ.


I can just imagine the bureaucrat at the FCC who gets stuck
wading thru all the filed comments searching for the one
that might actually point out something of substance that was
overlooked and would matter. I made my comment short and
to the point: "I agree, do it, drop the code test". So
whoever at the FCC doesn't have to waste much time on
my comment.

robert casey wrote:




A. Because the Administrative Procedures Act required it and

B. To see how many ya-yas and yuck-yucks come out of the woodwork.

Relieves the tensions of 8 hours "in the box" sandwiched between two
hours of car-pool on either end.. Maybe that's why I never went to HQ.


I can just imagine the bureaucrat at the FCC who gets stuck
wading thru all the filed comments searching for the one
that might actually point out something of substance that was
overlooked and would matter. I made my comment short and
to the point: "I agree, do it, drop the code test". So
whoever at the FCC doesn't have to waste much time on
my comment.

I thought you had to point out how the other respondants are misguided,
or whatever..... ;^)


- Mike KB3EIA -

"Michael Coslo" wrote in message
...
robert casey wrote:
A. Because the Administrative Procedures Act required it and

B. To see how many ya-yas and yuck-yucks come out of the woodwork.

Relieves the tensions of 8 hours "in the box" sandwiched between two
hours of car-pool on either end.. Maybe that's why I never went to
HQ.

I can just imagine the bureaucrat at the FCC who gets stuck
wading thru all the filed comments searching for the one
that might actually point out something of substance that was
overlooked and would matter. I made my comment short and
to the point: "I agree, do it, drop the code test". So
whoever at the FCC doesn't have to waste much time on
my comment.

I thought you had to point out how the other respondants are misguided, or
whatever..... ;^)
- Mike KB3EIA -

You always have the chance to point out those misquided
comments during the 15 day reply comments period. :-) :-)

Cheers,
Bill K2UNK

Bill Sohl wrote:
"Michael Coslo" wrote in message
...

robert casey wrote:

A. Because the Administrative Procedures Act required it and

B. To see how many ya-yas and yuck-yucks come out of the woodwork.

Relieves the tensions of 8 hours "in the box" sandwiched between two
hours of car-pool on either end.. Maybe that's why I never went to
HQ.

I can just imagine the bureaucrat at the FCC who gets stuck
wading thru all the filed comments searching for the one
that might actually point out something of substance that was
overlooked and would matter. I made my comment short and
to the point: "I agree, do it, drop the code test". So
whoever at the FCC doesn't have to waste much time on
my comment.

I thought you had to point out how the other respondants are misguided, or
whatever..... ;^)
- Mike KB3EIA -


You always have the chance to point out those misquided
comments during the 15 day reply comments period. :-) :-)

Cheers,
Bill K2UNK


I looked at a large sample of the comments filed and they are an
embarassment to the Amateur Radio Service. It appears that a simple
literacy test is a more urgent need than a 5 wpm code test. A first
course in English grammar and basic writing wouldn't hurt either.
I prefer not to comment on the logic (or lack thereof) displayed in all
too many of the comments. However I did note quite a number of comments
whose authors were clearly unaware of the last 15 years worth of
regulatory changes or had no idea of what modes were allowed where.
John

John wrote:


I looked at a large sample of the comments filed and they are an
embarassment to the Amateur Radio Service. It appears that a simple
literacy test is a more urgent need than a 5 wpm code test. A first
course in English grammar and basic writing wouldn't hurt either.
I prefer not to comment on the logic (or lack thereof) displayed in all
too many of the comments. However I did note quite a number of comments
whose authors were clearly unaware of the last 15 years worth of
regulatory changes or had no idea of what modes were allowed where.
John

John, Extra Bruce/WA8ULX is somehow simultaneously a brilliant test
taker and a functional illiterate. The comments posted here earlier
look like a page out of his playbook. I'm sure he's not alone in his
Extraness and stupidity, and willingness to sabotage the U.S. amateur
radio service. $0.02. bb

On 9 Aug 2005 20:35:08 -0700, "b.b." wrote:


John, Extra Bruce/WA8ULX is somehow simultaneously a brilliant test
taker and a functional illiterate. The comments posted here earlier
look like a page out of his playbook. I'm sure he's not alone in his
Extraness and stupidity, and willingness to sabotage the U.S. amateur
radio service. $0.02. bb

At my company, there was a maintenance supervisor who was as stubborn
and illiterate as Bruce. You either did things his way, or he would
write you up for insubordination. Often times, his way would involve
unsafe acts that violated safety practices and OSHA regulations. For
whatever reason, he didn't think such rules applied to the people
working under him. (Fortunately, he was put in his place for this
before someone got hurt, and started abiding by safety procedures.)

The best part about this guy was the shift reports that he'd write.
These were e-mailed to an intranet list server, and many people,
including company executives, received them. The reports were full of
spelling errors, terrible grammar, and looked like they were written
by a second grader. Yet, no one cared or did anything about this
because the man had been with the company for so long. It was more of
a joke than anything else.

Even though the shift reports were internal, I had often wondered what
would have happened if a customer would have seen some of these
reports. Would they still shrug it off easily if they knew such an
ignoramus was costing them money? Would they think it was such a big
joke when they started losing orders? It's the same with Bruce. Do the
newcomers to amateur radio see Bruce's rants, and think, "If this is
what amateur radio has among its ranks, I want no part of it." Most of
us ignore Bruce, or see him as a joke. However, his incomprehensible
ramblings and insults against "CB Plussers" brand him as a hypocrite
and a disgrace far beyond the people he derides, and that certainly is
no joke.

b.b. wrote:
John wrote:



I looked at a large sample of the comments filed and they are an
embarassment to the Amateur Radio Service. It appears that a simple
literacy test is a more urgent need than a 5 wpm code test. A first
course in English grammar and basic writing wouldn't hurt either.
I prefer not to comment on the logic (or lack thereof) displayed in all
too many of the comments. However I did note quite a number of comments
whose authors were clearly unaware of the last 15 years worth of
regulatory changes or had no idea of what modes were allowed where.
John


John, Extra Bruce/WA8ULX is somehow simultaneously a brilliant test
taker and a functional illiterate. The comments posted here earlier
look like a page out of his playbook. I'm sure he's not alone in his
Extraness and stupidity, and willingness to sabotage the U.S. amateur
radio service. $0.02. bb

I was very careful NOT to say to which side of the argument I was referring
to since it clearly refers to both. So the first reply immediately attacks
a poster from one side - I guess it is no more than I expected.

Whether or not you agree with the comments I filed, I hope you agree
that at least they are in English.
73
John K4BNC