[CW] Licensing?

[k0ng at inebraska.com]

Bull!  Only the cold clammy hand of death shall quiet my ...'s and ---'s.
DE K0NG  ..

Quoting "Pedro J. Santa" <pjs123 at attglobal.net>:

> 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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