Brian wrote:
Mike Coslo wrote in message ...

Brian wrote:

Mike Coslo wrote in message ...


N2EY wrote:


Would that some folks would at least listen to reason on what the
rules actually mean.....

The preponderence of evidence would suggest otherwise for some.


For example, the FCC specifies in Part 97 that a -Morse Code- exam
will be given at five (5) WPM. The VECs gathered and decided to
administer a Farnsworth Exam at 13-15 WPM instead.



What *looks* like happened, IMO, is that there really wasn't much
planning for a transition after the fall.


Extra DICK says he foresaw this twenty (20) years ago. Extra Jim and
his bunions have surmised for the last 3+ years that the FCC has no
choice but to dump the code.

So what have you'se guys developed in all this time? Aren't you the
forward thinker on the ARS? You usually have all the answers. Are
you sitting this one out?


We (or I) have answers, but they won't be acknowleged. We lost the war,
and now it is up to those who won it.


Absolutely not. This is your future as well.


A PCTA has to sit this one out because his/her input is no longer
relevent. The paradigm has changed. NCTA's will rule the roost.

- Mike KB3EIA -


Yep, leave it up to the other guy...

Too much apathy in amateur radio.

Uhh Brian, let's look at just how much credibility the PCTA's have in
this newsgroup. Nada, zilch, nothing.

About the only thing we could do is to ask someone like Carl to tell us
what to do.

What I would say is to keep the code test in the future, and to
maintain a high level of proficiency in the writtens. That is what I
believe the ARS should do. I can and will file my comments, but it isn't
going to mean a thing.

What the NCTA's appear to want is an open acceptance of what they have
brought to bear on the Amateur community. Sorry, ain't going to happen.
I'll welcome and encourage new hams, but I won't change my mind about
how I think the ARS should be structured.

Personally, I think the NCTA's haven't quite figured out that THEY have
become the mainstream in Amateur radio. YOU WON! NOw you have to start
running the show.

People who agitate for change very often have a hard time adjusting to
their new position after achieving it, so don't feel too bad.

This whole concept is why I chastise Carl and Bill for not being more
prepared to ease the transition after their victory. The PCTA's, such as
Larry, Dick, Dave, Jim, Dan, and myself and others, are a diverse group.
We have in common the belief that the code test is a good thing for
Amateur radio, but beyond that we have opinions that run all over the place.

This is why I say Carl Has to get his people in line. You are one of
his people, All the rabble rousing CB'ers are his people, All the people
who oppose Morse Code testing are his people. You are now the status quo.

You have to deal with it. That is exactly how it is. Amateur radio's
future now hinges on you. And there is nothing a PCTA could do about it
even if they wanted to.

- Mike KB3EIA -