[CW] Licensing?

[Pedro J. Santa]

Oh well, my fellow dinos (ham radio operators)...What belongs to fiction and 
to the past is the absurd notion of comparing ourselves to airline pilots or 
bus drivers...The latters' skills and utility far outweigh those of us this 
day and age when wired/wireless efficiencies reign, and how... Morse Code 
testing is a thing of the past, rig building skills are even farther removed 
from present reality, and the precipice awaits us Lemmings...


73 KP3X...

 fellow dinos...
---- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steve-W0OOW" <w0oow at piperscreek.com>
To: <cw at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Sunday, July 24, 2005 10:50 PM
Subject: [CW] Licensing?


> Let's see now...
> Airlines with no testing for pilots.
> Buses with no testing for drivers.
> No auto or truck or motorcycle licensing.
> No police exams.
> No politician testing - wait, sorry, we already have that one.
> No requirements for the FCC - we can start our own.
> No testing - no failure.
>
> I would hate to have something simply given to me in the way of a license.
> How can a person prove proficiency of anything without testing?  Let's
> eliminate all testing of any kind in our society.  That way no one will 
> know
> the real truth.
>
> Years ago at a college I worked at, it was suggested that students come to
> register for classes on a certain day, at a certain time, according to the
> first letter of their last name.  One person became concerned and said, 
> "but
> what if they can't remember to make it".  Another commented, "then let 
> them
> consider other opportunities".  Maybe that is what is needed in ham radio.
>
> Quality vs. quantity.  Tough choice :)
>
> 73,
> Steve W0OOW
> CW - It's still magic !
>
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