[QCWA] Gordon West

[Larry]

Thats interesting about Gordon West. Thats really taking it a liitle far imho.What he is saying is that a man is not worthy of a license if all he want to do is fly a rc plane.This of course is nonsense.The fcc makes provision for that. The idea that  a man has to do certain things to merit anothers approval in the hobby is nonsense.I know several people who have a tech license and could not tell you the difference between a capacitor and a resistor.These people are amateur radio ops and have earned the ticket that says so. All it takes to be a amateur radio op is a ticket. A ham on the other hand is someone who not only has a ticket but respects the culture and tradion of  ham radio and this is another thing all together.There are lots of people  with an amateur license but most are not "hams", there is a difference imho.The guys that fly rc planes with a tech lic are just as worthy as anyone to have a license.Atre they hams? Some are and some are not.
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