[CW] No Theory International, Inc.

[David J. Ring, Jr.]

Is the following fictional article far from happening?

What do you think?

73

David N1EA

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NTI a new group has been formed in anticipation of the new "no code" 
licenses.

According to Dwayne Twaddle, Executive Director, there just isn't a need for 
a theory test as part of the amateur licensing process.

Twaddle says:  "The Army, Air Force, Navy, Coast Guard just don't use radio 
operators anymore.  Whatever equipment they have is inteligent equipment 
using the latest ionospheric sounding proceedures to provide frequency 
hopping.  It is all automatic.  It takes zero skill to operate it.

He added that the FCC's commercial licenses aren't needed at radio stations 
like TV, FM and AM, so there is no longer a need for the Amateur service to 
provide trained technicians as there was prior to 1980 when such licenses 
were required.

Why should someone know Ohm's Law - they're never going to use it.  The same 
thing could be said about every portion of the Amateur examination - except 
the International and FCC rules and regulations.

We advocate doing away entirely with the theory testing.  Whatever 
regulatory knowledge is needed is very little and modern equipment can be 
programmed to only transmit on whatever bands a licensee is licensed for.

We also anticipate doing away with different license classes - these were 
founded on elitism, which is a snobbery which is distasteful in amateur 
service.  There is absolutely no need for any of this knowledge.  It is 
simply useless.

"We must get rid of any reminder of elitism, knowing morse code, passing 
harder theory.  It is really a "horse and buggy" way of doing things that is 
no longer needed or even valid.

Twaddle anticipates an early adoption of his NTI's aims and he has the 
popular support of such organizations such as NCI and other main stream 
groups.

73

David N1EA