From: on Dec 14, 6:18 pm

K؈B wrote:
"Dee Flint" wrote

One of the elements is self training and technical knowlegde. You encourage
that by using increased privileges (spectrum and power) to get people to study
and take additional tests.

...not to mention a snazzy callsign (obtained through Vanity
licensing) and "elite-class" playground territory. Status-title-
privileges all obtained by political lobbying to achieve the
class distinctions.


If it were working, it would be evident on the air. But I'll encourage you to
try a little practical experiment to see if you can detect the results in the
real world.

You'll need the following materials for the experiment:

1. A reasonable sensitive receiver, hooked to a working antenna.

Some don't think the Orion is "reasonable." :-)

2. A blindfold.

Why that? Can't one just close eyes?

3. A set of earphones.

Using a speaker is somehow "influencing" the test?

4. No extreme hearing impairments.

How about just a little bit?

5. A comfortable chair.

Okay...none of us can stand it?


Slowly tune the receiver down the band. If incentive licensing is working, when
you cross over the General/Advanced boundary and again when you cross the
Advanced/Extra boundary, you should detect a noticeable increase in the
"training and technical knowlege" of the operators because of better/cleaner
signals, more sophisticated technical discussions, and other evidence ofbetter
training and technical knowlege.

Very difficult to see the exact frequency boundaries
with that blindfold on...


If your ear does NOT detect this sort of
evidence as you tune across those boundaries, then you can conclude (as I have)
that incentive licensing is an abject failure.

Would the opinion thus derived be opposite if beginning
to tune from the LOWER end of "the bands?"


Some people are loving you. Some people are cursing you. ;^)

Some have L-O-V-E on one hand, H-A-T-E on the other... :-)