[Johnson] FCC NPRM

[Cecil Acuff]

Peter I agree with what you are saying but at least the code requirement 
kept those who were unwilling to make the commitment to learning the code 
from entering the ranks.  It's a self discipline thing.  A lot of what a 
college student learns in 4 to 6 years of college is never used again during 
his or her career but it was the discipline that earned the right of 
passage.  Once you have worked that hard to achieve your goal you are much 
less likely to do stupid things to put it at risk.  Most things that come 
easy have little real value!

I've heard the generation entering the job market today are called the 
"Entitlement Generation".  They feel that they are entitled to what the 
25-30 year employee has earned going in on day one.  I guess it's some of 
that same kind of thinking with the licensing.  Everyone wants an Extra 
Class license for a 25 question test.  Plop down a few Kilobucks on a new 
whiz bang rig and some antenna hardware and hit the airwaves.  Many times it 
probably turns out to be quite unfulfilling.

It's not going to help revive the hobby....it might in fact be it's death if 
some serious policing and enforcement is not applied.  Much like we went to 
VE's for license testing we should also maybe have volunteer enforcement 
within the hobby that is empowered to manage the impending violations and 
degrading of the hobby through the application of technology.

Just my 2 cents worth....

Cecil...
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "peter markavage" <manualman at juno.com>
To: <johnson at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Wednesday, July 20, 2005 6:58 PM
Subject: Re: [Johnson] FCC NPRM


> Going forward, if an amateur wants to use the mode of CW, for whatever
> reason, they will learn it. Having it as a requirement to get a license
> was no guarantee that the amateur would ever use it again in his/her
> amateur radio activities.
>
> Pete, wa2cwa
>
> On Wed, 20 Jul 2005 17:25:42 -0500 "Cecil Acuff" <chacuff at cableone.net>
> writes:
>> I hate to see it....I knew it would eventually come to be but still
>> hate to
>> see it.  Given enough time all one would need to do is drive
>> anywhere near
>> an FCC office with your car window down and a license will land in
>> your
>> seat.  The result will be exactly what has happened to the 11 meter
>> amateur
>> band that became a no code/no test required license to allow more of
>> the
>> masses access to the radio spectrum.....what a crock!
>>
>>
>> Sorry guys these things have a tendency to bring out the worst in
>> me!
>>
>> Cecil Acuff
>> WB5VCE (Advanced Class)
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Glen Zook" <gzook at yahoo.com>
>> To: <johnson at mailman.qth.net>
>> Sent: Wednesday, July 20, 2005 4:12 PM
>> Subject: [Johnson] FCC NPRM
>>
>>
>> > This comes down as a Word document.  However, if
>> > adopted it makes the know-code / no-code discussions
>> > moot.
>> >
>> >
>> http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-05-143A1.doc
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Glen, K9STH
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