"Mike Coslo" wrote in message
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Kim W5TIT wrote:

BUT, have you ever actually known anyone who has really whined? That
has
become such a cliche. What I mean is, those of us who do not believe
that
CW should be a part of requirements for ham licensing are simply
exercising
the same "rights" we would in any other type of situation in which
change is
desired. No difference at all.

Read Vipul's posts. Those are about as close to printed whining as you
can get. He continues to post his ARS slurs long after they have been
proven wrong. Otherwise I agree with you that often "disagreement" is
rferred to as whining.

- Mike KB3EIA -


Well, and this is no personal comment on Vipul(?) as I haven't paid much
attention to his posting--if someone is wrong, they are wrong. BUT, still
in all, if someone disagrees with CW testing and, therefore, chooses not to
participate in the process of testing for amateur radio, I see nothing wrong
with that and don't consider their protests whining.

In other words, if someone just plain disagrees with the testing and states
it as so and has valid responses to "the other side" then I see nothing
wrong with it. For goodness' sake, the licensed person could be considered
as a whiner, too, right?

Here's an example. Person A is the person who disagrees with the CW
licensing issue. Person B is a licensed amateur radio operator.

A: I think that CW testing should be done away with.
B: Why would CW be done away with, when it's been a basic part of the
licensing process for a long time?
A: I don't agree that testing for CW proficiency has anything to do with
being a good amateur radio operator.
B: But CW is a useful skill to have as an amateur radio operator!
A: There are many modes in ham radio. To focus on one and use it as a
testing tool is wrong, in my opinion.

That is the general stance of the CW debate. No one, above, has whined. It
is when personal disagreements get involved that it quickly degrades into a
senseless and meaningless idiot challenge.

Kim W5TIT


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