[KYHAM] New NO THEORY License class

[Steve Ellington]

> I still haven't heard anyone give me a good reason why I should be
> required to learn CW when I have no intention of ever using it.

Tyler: ole buddy

What you "intend" to do has no bearing on license requirements. Your example
of driving a semi-truck is backwards. First you learn the basics of driving
a simple car. You prove you can operate the brake, steering wheel and gear
shift. After you get the drivers license, they you can pursure the big rigs.

Since the 1930's there have been hams who never used the cw mode but had to
pass the test. CW transmitters are simple and easy to construct. Operating a
cw transmitter requires the use of Morse code. It's that simple. Maybe you
also don't understand why you had to learn to spell and do simple math in
grade school either and maybe you never use it since you are able to
communicate without it. It matters not. You still need to learn the basics.
I think Navy personal are still required to swim even though they now have
boats. The same argument could be made against swimming. What many "hams"
need to do is knuckle down and learn basic radio communication instead of
just talking on a walkie-talkie. That is no more radio than using a cell
phone or a CB. Building your own cw transmitter and communicating via Morse
code can provide a huge thrill for the technically minded. For those not so
minded, there are other outlets.

So now you have your "reason" to learn code.....So you can USE the simplest
form of radio transmitter known to man, improve you basic knowledge of radio
theory, be ready to cobble together a station in case of emergency,
communicate with less bandwidth and use less spectrum than other modes,
communicate through poor band conditions like no other mode and just
generally be something more than the average........er...ham.

73

Steve Ellington N4LQ.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tyler Allison" <tyler@allisonhouse.com>
To: <kyham@mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Wednesday, January 21, 2004 3:49 PM
Subject: Re: [KYHAM] New NO THEORY License class


> > The Rachet-jaw CB Reinstituion Society  will ask the FCC to create a new
> > Amateur Radio license that would include HF phone privileges without
> > requiring either a Morse code test or any knowledge of radio theory. The
> > Society also will propose consolidating all current licensees into this
> > one new class, giving everyone access to the whole amateur radio
spectrum
> > without any need to have any special knowledge whatsoever.
> >
> > Breaker 19, anyone seen my 11 meter linear?
>
> I realize this is a religious topic but I have to take issue with the
> comment even though I realize it's part comedic.
>
> The request is to allow access to certain HF bands, and some under limited
> power, and no access to the areas where CW is used. It also doesnt
> eliminate the testing of radio theory. (I wouldnt be opposed to requiring
> more radio theory if that was considered appropriate)
>
> I still haven't heard anyone give me a good reason why I should be
> required to learn CW when I have no intention of ever using it.
>
> I don't intend to drive a Semi Truck, so the department of motor vehicles
> doesnt require me to learn how.
>
> -Tyler
>
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