I cannot see where your opinion complies with the description of the amps
list posted here.
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73, Keith NM5G
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From: amps-bounces@contesting.com [mailto:amps-bounces@contesting.com] On
Behalf Of Will Matney
Sent: Wednesday, August 31, 2005 1:38 PM
To: amps@contesting.com
Subject: Re: [Amps] Palstar DL5K 5KW load
Uhhhh Keith, I thought you had to be a licensed ham to legally operate an
amplifier? Last I seen this was not a CB amp group but a ham group. So who
are you to say who posts what? I thought only the administrator or
moderators done this? I'd about imagine you root for Samual Morse? I'm sorry
if I hit a nerve by telling the Gods honest truth so excuuuuuuse me.
Will
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On 8/31/05 at 1:29 PM Keith Dutson wrote:
>Please take your opinion of ham radio elsewhere. We don't need it here.
>
>73, Keith NM5G
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: amps-bounces@contesting.com [mailto:amps-bounces@contesting.com]
>On Behalf Of Will Matney
>Sent: Wednesday, August 31, 2005 11:19 AM
>To: amps@contesting.com
>Subject: Re: [Amps] Palstar DL5K 5KW load
>
>Theo,
>
>Joking around aside (I know Hal does run legal), the FCC does in fact
>descriminate over how many WPM one can do. That's the very reason I
>dropped my license years ago after having it a whole 2 years at the
>most. A friend of mine had a nervous condition, where he always shook just
a small amount.
>Anyhow, he couldn't never use his hand to even get 5 WPM! By this, the
>FCC says, no you cant have a license. Even though mind you, he was just
>as smart as myself and deserved it. Just like now, even though some is
>smart enough by studying to pass the extra exam, if they cant pass the
>code, they cant get the license. That's nothing but pure blatent
>descrimination. The license should be given by what one knows in their
>noggen, not how fast ones finger will move.
>
>One of these days, maybe, if those requirements are finally quashed,
>I'll re-license, but not until then. To me, it's a shame there's still
>descrimination in what supposed to be a free country with no
>descrimination.
>They also wonder why the number of hams are dropping off. My thoughts
>are that young folks would rather use a computer for their
>communication than go through the license requirements, especially
>morse code. Quash morse code, and the youth will seek their licenses.
>However, we still have the hard liners, or the "hollier than thows"
>(that think they're better than others!), who make the rulings and
>protest against stopping the code requirements. If it's left up to
>them, my opinion is the hobby will go right down the toilet....
>
>Sincerely,
>
>Will
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