[CW] FCC degrades Radio Officers

[Gene Buckle]

On Mon, 12 Jan 2004, David J. Ring, Jr. wrote:

> Here is an interesting story.  I believe this man qualified for his T1
> license on a ship with no functioning commercial radio equipment.  If not,
> it is highly unlikely that he was employed for 365 days as a
> radiotelegrapher at a shore or ship station licensed for radiotelegraphy.
>
> Look at the dates of his licenses.
>
> I wonder if people who didn't get paid for a first class license can now sue
> the FCC for discrimination?
>
> This is very insulting to those of us who actually did work and earn this
> license.
>
Where did it say he didn't work for the license?  If he got it, that means
he satisfied the requirements set by the FCC.

This mailing list has been quite an education for me up until recently.

It's become the Sour Grapes Reflector.  A place where if you didn't go
through the radio equivalent of walking to school in the snow, uphill both
ways with rocks tied to your bare feet while wearing tattered rags, you're
guaranteed to get slapped around by some OM that thinks he's better than
you.

What's really sad is that the people with the largest set of
accomplishments seem to lead the pack of snarling dogs.  I guess success
breeds contempt everywhere, even in amateur radio.

I apologise to the regular list members for my off-topic rant.  To the
rest of the Sour Grapes Gang, you're invited to See Figure #1.

g.