In article , "Brian Hill"
wrote:

"helmsman" wrote in message
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On Fri, 15 Dec 2006 21:32:01 -0500, He'sDoneItAgain
wrote:

Looks like "no-code" is finally here...

http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_publi...C-269012A1.pdf

All the CBer's should be happy.


The ham bands sound like LIDville nowadays. Have you not been
listening and the most dysfunctional newsgroups on Usenet are amateur
topic groups.

I noticed this years ago. It was my hope that I could joint the
amateur antenna news group and learn something but found it populated
with a bunch of idiots that post there everyday with threads that go
into the hundreds. I've never seen such BS in my life even coming from a
politician.

I feel sorry for the good hams that have to put up with the ****.
They should make the test to where anyone with a IQ of less than 120
can not apply. I remember listening to some pretty sharp guys on the
ham bands when I was a kid. Learned a lot about propagation and
antennas etc.. just listening to them. Now days you gotta dig for a
good QSO. They should set a part of the hf bands for just CW
operators and you can't operate unless you have a CW license and they
should have a test to see if your a retarded LID and if so you get
the jackoff spectrum. I mean why not?

Hams used to build at least some of their equipment. I think it should
be a requirement that you built your own transmitter that passes FCC
specifications to transmit. A prior requirement would be a real
electronics test where you have to solve problems on the test to show
the ability to build a compliant transmitter and antenna system to get a
license. Multiple choice questions are not enough.

Along with the electronics requirement would be test questions on
operator proficiency. There is no reason that marginal people can't be
eliminated from having a license. The bands would then be easier to
regulate and the nonsense would stop.

A person allowed a privilege should be required to show knowledge and
ability to get a license and then build the equipment to utilize a
frequency in this case. The present licensing situation is pointless in
my opinion. Most Hams can't fix their own equipment and they don't
understand how their antennas systems work so the country can't depend
on them when the chips are down.

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Telamon
Ventura, California