In article , "Carl R. Stevenson"
writes:

"Jim Hampton" wrote in message
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I also don't want some idiot running 200 watts into a 5/8 wave groundplane
on 2 meters next door to me. He may be ignorant, but I am not.

And what is to stop a tech from doing so? (as long as he/she does the RF
exposure analysis ... which will probably show that it's just fine from the
RF exposure standpoint ...)

Jim, your class elitism/prejudice is showing - why don't you stop acting
like all techs are dimwits? Many are more technically accomplished than
many extras.

Carl,

Please read the thread from the beginning to see the context of the comments.
Note the claims and tone of the person who started the thread.

Jim is *supporting* the idea of meaningful written tests for all - including
the entry-level license, whatever it is.

He is not saying all or even some techs are "dimwits" - just that we need
appropriate technical testing in place.

73 de Jim, N2EY