On Wed, 11 Oct 2006 00:44:32 GMT, Slow Code spake
thusly:

Rich wrote in
:

On Tue, 10 Oct 2006 01:08:37 GMT, Slow Code wrote:

Once things start rolling downhill it's hard to stop it. Look what
happened to CB. You want that on ham radio?


SC

you apparently aren't familiar with what's been going on down on
75/80m and also on 20m. read the fcc actions in most any ham magazine
and you'll see that by and large the offenders are general class
licensees and above.

now, of course, not all, not even most, generals, advanced and extra
class ticket holders act cause problems. heck, not even most hams.
but i still don't see how doing ANY of the things you suggest will do
anything EXCEPT thin the ranks which, in my mind, will do nothing but
cause our service to become extinct.


And dumbing down the exams will make us irrelevant.

Newsflash. Your radio will still work just fine and you will still be
able to talk to other hams any way you like. That IS what ham radio is
for, after all. Other peoples exam scores will have no effect on your
ability to operate your equipment. Are you gonna tell another ham in
Berlin than you can't talk to him because Jack Sprat in Iowa got his
licence without code? Is your radio experience dependent on some
strangers [who you many never talk to] credentials? If so, then your
ham license was worthless the day you passed your test.
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