wrote:
Recently, there have been unsubstantiated claims that at some time in
the past I proposed some sort of "no-test" amateur radio service.

Considering the demonstrated memory inaccuracy of the first claimer,
perhaps what he remembers is this:


From: (N2EY)
Subject: Rots o' Ruck
Date: 1999/06/24
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In article , W6RCecilA

writes:

I have suggested that an exam on
the Smith Chart be an option instead of the Morse
code exam.

snip

73 de Jim, "submitted for your approval" N2EY

I'm guessing that not only could that have been the one, but that it is
the one. It'd be my bet that a certain individual could set up his
Google search to look for his own posts in conjunction with a no written
test theory and find responses to your post on the Smith Chart test.

Go figure!

Dave K8MN