Aw, Phil. You're spoiling the fun. There shouldn't be tests. Not even
driving tests. That way, the drunks who kill folks won't have a license to
take away. That would violate their rights. Of course, they'd still end up
in jail, but if they don't cause any injuries nor accidents, let 'em drive
on! Say, btw, I hadn't thought of hunting since they outlawed lead. Phil,
could you put me in touch with someone in the government that would sell me
some spent uranium so I could use that for the 12 gauge? It would carry a
lot farther than lead shot!

73 from Rochester, NY
Jim AA2QA



"Phil Kane" wrote in message
.net...
On Tue, 08 Jul 2003 13:21:41 GMT, wrote:

Actually as a point of interest, and maybe a little trolling,

Okay, I'll bite.

Just WHY should there be testing for a ham license? Isn't limiting
access to the Airwaves to only those who pass some kind of test
Elitist?

Worse, isn't it a violation of the first amendment? Isn't forbidding
me to operate a transmitter the same as forbidding me to operate a
printing press?

No and no. The Supreme Court of the United States has so ruled on
both questions. Let's find a better reason.

As for mode specific questions, they have no business asking me
about modes of operation that I am not interested in.

Right--they should only cover high-power broadcasts, comsat hijacking
and signal-jamming my rivals...

Whatever is important..... but you left out surreptitious hacking of
secure communications.

ggg

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73 de K2ASP - Phil Kane




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