[Fists] NCVEC Comment Stats

[Wt8r@aol.com]

In a message dated 10/2/03 12:45:09 AM Eastern Daylight Time, 
wb0wao@hotmail.com writes:

> 
> >The period for commenting on this petition is now closed. A little math 
> >tells me that only 250 commented in opposition to the NCVEC petition. FISTS 
> 
> >may have issued over 10,000 member numbers but apparently, the vast 
> >majority of FISTS members are completely ambivalent when it comes to this 
> >particular issue.
> 
> Well, maybe not....  I am sure that there are a lot of SK's, DX FISTS 
> members, clubs and generally inactive ops in that 10,000 as well.     And 
> believe it or not, .......................
> I would bet that some active FISTS members are NOT against the petitions and 
> 
> really think that eliminating Element 1 testing is OK!
> 
> 73
> 
> Dennis - WB0WAO
> 
> EN84ij Iosco County, Michigan
> K2 #3555
> FISTS # 9299 (Paid up and active1)

Dear Dennis,
       
       I for one am (FISTS # 7019) am NOT for eliminating the CW requirement 
for getting a ham license, I think we should do away with testing altogether 
so that everyone could be an Extra Class with discrimination.  That way we 
could all have access to ALL of the frequencies and modes and take away any reason 
for the FCC to element our use of the bands. 

       Rules and band segment usage is difficult for us older folk to 
remember so we could just eliminate that also.  If I want to operate slow scan TV in 
the middle of a DX pile up, why should anyone care or perhaps I could get a 10 
KW AM transmitter and operate a broadcast station for the benefit of amateur 
radio (ala K1MAN) in the SSB portion of the bands.

       We should encourage anyone and everyone to get a ticket by paying 
their fee.  Especially fertile fields are found in the arena of ex-CBers and their 
10 codes, long haul truck drivers (they may not want to pay the fee) and 
illegal immigrants in this country who want to save postage.

       We must be careful not to discriminate against ANYONE because everyone 
has a Constitutional right to have a license.  Perhaps we can persuade the 
radio manufacturers to include the license in the box with the purchase of the 
radio so that people wouldn't be inconvenienced by having to go to a place 
where VE's give the exams.

       Heaven forbid that we have anyone in this hobby that has any EXPERTISE 
or anyone who is required to do anything that they don't like or want to do.  
Why should anyone be required to follow rules?  I see duffers playing the in 
the PGA all of the time and Tiger Woods is real happy about it.

       You are an Extra?  You must be a 5 WPM (welfare) extra if you think 
ANY FISTS member would be in favor of eliminating the CW requirement.  Why would 
anyone in his right mind want to be a member of FISTS if they weren't in 
favor of a 
CW test?  

       Get real and lay off smoking the rope.

73 de

Dave, WT8R


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