"Dave" are you kidding? Bypassing the military communication school
because you had a ham license was only the beginning of your "dumbing
down."

No, Brian Burke, I'm not kidding. I was permitted to bypass military
tech school because I passed exams which demonstrated that I knew the
relevant material.


prooving that you cheated and were unwilling to do the work, from one

I wouldn't say so. He saved the military the expense of training him on
material that he already knew. And having the ham license probably was
enough evidence for the trainers to allow him to take the challenge
exams, which he'd then have to pass to confirm that he did in fact know
his stuff. Not like he just showed them his ham license and get waived
thru. The point is not "How much work did you do", but "how much
material do you now know".

"Mike Coslo" wrote


I would expect that. Most IT people, computer support folks, and
programmers (especially) I work with are quite simply not technically
inclined at all.


Yeah, all those "low tech" people, as compared to all the "high tech" Morse code
operators that you work with?

73, de Hans, K0HB

"KØHB" wrote in
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"Mike Coslo" wrote


I would expect that. Most IT people, computer support folks, and
programmers (especially) I work with are quite simply not technically
inclined at all.


Yeah, all those "low tech" people, as compared to all the "high tech"
Morse code operators that you work with?

It's a bit of a non-sequitar, but since you asked, I only work with
one Ham who is big on Morse code. He is pretty technically savvy. But
that is a sample of one, so I can't make any judgement. Quite a few of
the Hams that I am friends with are quite competent, and Morse code
acumen doesn't seem to be much of a determinant of technical savvy.

But I'm around a lot of IT types, and can make a judgement. By and
large, they are not technically proficient. That's just how it is. Of
course there are a few who know beyond programming and simply buying and
using - but they are the exceptions that prove the rule.

tapa, tapa 8^)

- 73 de Mike KB3EIA -

On Fri, 29 Dec 2006 21:57:42 -0600, Mike Coslo
wrote:

But I'm around a lot of IT types, and can make a judgement. By and
large, they are not technically proficient. That's just how it is. Of
course there are a few who know beyond programming and simply buying and
using - but they are the exceptions that prove the rule.

How many of them have Element 1 credit?