[CW] W5YI groups suggestions on ham radio licensing

[N7DC@cs.com]

The W5YI VEC group is the second largest group giving the tests.   At that, they are small potatoes, against the number of ARRL VEC testing sessions.    And yes, I do believe they are the ones that wrote the proposal, with ARRL and maybe a few others abstaining.  I dont know what it is with the ARRL and the absententions.  Certainly our ARRL representatives have the power to vote since they are going into these meetings, knowing what is suppose to be happening.  If they dont, then they shouldnt be there.   

The percentage of W5YI tests that have been queried, and even set aside during the past few years, should have told the ARRL something, but they apparently are willing to overlook a lot, in order to abdicate what should be their responsibility in giving the tests in the first place.  

  The whole thing stinks to high heaven, and to have any group pontificate as if they represented me, makes me very angry.  They respresent only themselves.  They are not an open membership group.  We as individuals did not elect or appoint them in any leadership at all, and they should butt out of indicating any such thing. That is one thing that needs to be made very clear when we respond to the FCC.

The very idea that a licensed amateur radio operator, including those holding the lowest grade of license, would not be allowed to build or repair his own equipment is completely contrary to amateur radio history and would not bode well for our service. 

The adaption of rules allowing certain non-CW licensing is abhorent and bad
enough, but now they want to do away with it entirely, thus again moving away from historical precedents for which amateurs are known.  

Let them go eat internet cake.