[Amps] FCC Denies Expert Linears' Request for Waiver of 15 dB Rule; Long off topic reply

[Mark Bitterlich]

Bill.  What do you feel the intent of the FCC was when they granted Amateur 
Radio Licenses to American Citizens?   Of course a lesson in the history of 
ham radio might be in order here, because there has to have been a 
progression and to ignore that and to focus merely on the present is to 
ignore the wisdom of those that have come before us.  I say this because 
clearly the views and opinions of everyone in the past do not align with 
what you are now espousing.

Let me emphasize the word "intent" again.  Is the "intent" of the FCC (and 
the Government that they represent) to memorize questions to an exam, to not 
understand even the basics of Ohm's Law?  That no matter how a test is 
passed, all must respect it no matter what?  That this piece of paper is 
sacrosanct?  Your comments appear to support that view.

Why are there different classes of the Amateur Radio License?

Based on what I see from what you have said, there really should not be.  We 
all should be equal regardless of any "License Class" and we should respect 
everyone based on ... well, just based on the fact that we are all loving 
people, Kum Ba Yah.  A California standard.

You are very good at telling others that their opinions are all wrong, that 
no one made them boss, and pretty much that anything goes once you get the 
ticket, no matter how you got the ticket, and well, etc., etc.

The interesting thing to me is that you say all of this broadcast to an 
extremely technical forum where there are folks we *ALL* are learning from.

Regardless of "more of the same" regarding your opinion to any of the above, 
what I have noticed time and time again is the loss of respect for the 
technical abilities of ham radio operators.  Volunteering to provide 
"Emergency Communication" no longer cuts the mustard Bill.

Now-a-days, you are required to take Govt. sponsored courses to *prove* that 
you are have the necessary accreditation to volunteer.  Think that fact 
through carefully, because it really is an eye-opener.

Let's get back to amplifiers.  How about the idle current adjustment on the 
Alpha 9500 series?  Has anyone posted the procedures for doing that using 
terminal software as yet?  Nope.  I hope they do, but why do you think they 
have not?   My answer is simple.  Because "they" do not think releasing that 
kind of "highly technical information" is something that should be trusted 
to present day amateur radio operators.  Let me repeat: "Too scary to allow 
adjusting bias on an amplifier to the average ham operator in today's 
world".

This is what you get when you say: "The piece of paper makes us all equal, 
to each his own, I respect all hams equally".

Well Dude .... you've gotten your wish.  We now have no real respect at all. 
But... we're all equal.

My apologies to the real mentors on this list.  You know who you are, and so 
does everyone else.  This is kind of a "political posting" and is not in the 
best interests of this list.

So regardless of Bill's replies, I will not comment further, and I am sorry 
if I have offended anyone... but honestly, I really doubt I have offended 
anyone I really had any respect for to begin with.

Mark Bitterlich
WA3JPY



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bill Turner" <dezrat at outlook.com>
To: "Amps group" <amps at contesting.com>
Sent: Friday, December 30, 2016 6:51 PM
Subject: Re: [Amps] FCC Denies Expert Linears' Request for Waiver of 15 dB 
Rule


> ------------ ORIGINAL MESSAGE ------------(may be snipped)
>
> On Fri, 30 Dec 2016 16:37:48 -0600, Bob Atkinson wrote:
>
>>
>>No, you don't get to blow off the technical stuff and play with some
>>toys if you want to be a legitimate grant holder.
>>
>>If you want to sit back and run a ham shack "entertainment center,"
>>you should get another hobby.
>
> REPLY:
>
> Really?  I don't see any of the above in Part 97. Seems to me it
> exists only in your mind. And you are NOT the rule maker.
>
> Please quote the section in Part 97 that defines a "legitimate" grant
> holder, and the part suggesting you "get another hobby".
>
> In other words, different people have different interests within the
> hobby and conforming to YOUR interests is totally optional.
>
> 73, Bill W6WRT
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