[CW] FCC degrades Radio Officers

[W2AGN]

On Monday 12 January 2004 15:50, Gene Buckle wrote:
> > (iv) Applicant must have one year of experience in sending and receiving
> > public correspondence by radiotelegraph at a public coast station, a ship
> > station, or both.
>
> I guess the first question to ask is whether or not the FCC considers the
> QM to be a ship.  It certainly meets the physical definition of the word,
> but I don't know what the FCC would class it as.
>
> > I'd like to see what "public correspondence" he sent for a period of a
> > year.
> >
> > Answer yourself.  Do you think it is likely that this man fufilled part
> > (iv) of the above part of the United States Code?
>
> That depends.  If the FCC consders the W6RO club station to be located on
> a "ship" (by their definiton) and he came in on weekends to run the
> station, then by my inexpert measure he's _technically_ fulfilled the
> requirement.
>
> g.


Geez! Can either of you guys spell "anal retentive?" As in "who gives a sh*t!"

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John W2AGN
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