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John Smith wrote:
On Wed, 31 Aug 2005 13:23:26 -0700, N2EY wrote: Because I can. And because I won't ask others to pass a test that I can't pass myself. That is awfully big of you, however, keep it mind that amateur radio (the rf bands) should be open to ALL AMERICANS... They are open to all who can pass the required tests. In fact a nonresident noncitizen can get an FCC amateur radio license. I happen to have been favored by my creator. If I understand where I stand on IQ charts, roughly 5% of people are my equal or betters... All an IQ test shows is how well you take IQ tests. There are many different kinds of intelligence, and trying to describe them with a single number is ludicrous. If I took a test which fully tested my abilities, then required the same of others--I could end up rather lonely... The amateur radio tests I've taken, and others I've seen, are nowhere near a full test of my abilities. I don't know about yours... I think the test should be one which at least 95% of ALL amercians can pass--more or less like a drivers license... Why? And when you say "95% of all [Americans]" - does that include those under the age of, say, 5 years? How about those with severe developmental delays and deficits? Does it include those Americans with dementia or Alzheimer's disease? How about those who are illiterate or barely literate, those for whom English is a foreign language, and those with all sorts of other problems and limitations? Or do you mean 95% of all healthy, educated, "average" Americans over the age of, say, 10 years? More important, how much are you willing to water down the written tests to reach that goal? |
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