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November 18th 05, 02:36 AM
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Windy Anderson's 11/14 Reply to Comments
Dave Heil wrote:
wrote: Dave Heil wrote: In my comments to the Commission, I did not find it necessary to target a single individual or group, nor did I use terms like "puffery", "egregious" or "insulting". That's just typical Len behavior, Dave. Check the reply comments about ARRL, and the one about Extra Class licenses, etc. Len can't seem to differentiate between the type of stuff he writes here and a document he submits to the FCC. I disagree! The difference is quite clear. Here, Len uses emoticons and SHOUTS by using all capitals. His submissions to FCC are full of italics, bold text, and numbered footnotes. Other than that, there's not much difference.... What Len fails to understand is that such carryings-on are simply delaying the R&O. ...and may well have the result of making his comments appear less credible to the Commission. I remember Len referring to FCC Chairman Powell as "Mikey". As if he'd actually address Mr. Powell that way.... Your organ grinder pal hasn't yet taken the first baby step toward obtaining an amateur radio license in all these many years. Actually that's not quite true, Dave. Some months back, Len mentioned here that he had once, way back in the 1950s, actually, the early 1960s set about learning Morse Code. Claimed he'd actually gotten up to about 6-8 wpm or so before deciding all the 'hard work' wasn't worth it. That was just about the time 27 MHz cb came along, and he jumped on that. Other way around - he was on cb first. In his own words, he just "GAVE UP". Your point may be valid but I learned the Morse Code in the Scouts, before I had any idea of becoming a ham. The fellow who taught it did it right. There was no counting of dots and dashes. He linked the letter sounds to groups of words like "here comes the bride" for "Q". It wasn't work; it was fun. Brushing up my code a couple of years later before taking the Novice exam wasn't any work either. I learned it by listening to hams using Morse Code on 80 meters. I first had to build myself a receiver, though. What I think happened is this: Len discovered that unlike "book learning", he didn't pick up on the Morse Code in a few quick lessons. For him it took some 'hard work' to learn, and that conflicted with his view of himself as a 'professional in radio-electronics'. Not only that, but learning Morse Code would not help Len 'PROFESSIONALLY' - there was no money reward waiting. So he gave up. I agree. Basically, it comes down to the fact that Len thinks he's too good to have to learn Morse Code - or anything else - for an amateur radio license. He hasn't gotten into amateur radio. He isn't in amateur radio. He will not be in amateur radio, no matter what he writes here. Which would lead any logical person to wonder why he's so interested in amateur radio regulations. He won't say *why* all this matters so much to him. He bears a long time grudge? Sure seems that way. After all, it's been possible to get a Technician class license without a code test for more than 14 years. All FCC-issued amateur licenses have been available for just a 5 wpm code test for 15 years now. 73 de Jim, N2EY |
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