[Motorola-Metrum-Motrac-Motran-Mocom] Kellogg's & FCC Sign Pact

[Steve Lenaghan VE4LR]

Hmm

The last time I was on 20 the skills displayed by some 2x1 calls made me
hope than new blood will silence the rude and obnoxious behaviour of those
who have the code.  I'm a skilled technician, better than most and have a
wall of paper to prove it. I was an HF specialist for Collins, CBC and Bell
Canada.  But until Canada dropped the code I couldn't operate while some one
who memorized the test and squeaked the code got on.  It has happened, live
with it.  Mentor the new hams coming over to voice.  You will be amazed at
the talent that exists outside HF.  Being bitter about keeping an old
technology is pointless.  If CW skills were to be an adequate filter to keep
unqualified amateurs out it has failed a long time ago.

73 Steve VE4LR

http://home.westman.wave.ca/~ve4lr/index.htm

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  ... forwarded ... ;)


----- Original Message -----
From: Dave <n7af at juno.com>
Date: Sunday, December 17, 2006 10:00 am
Subject: [Motorola-Metrum-Motrac-Motran-Mocom] Kellogg's & FCC Sign Pact

> Washington D.C.-
> It was announced today that Kellogg's and the Federal
> Communications Commission have signed a pact to
> issue Amateur Radio Licenses on specially marked
> boxes of Corn Flakes.  In this unprecedented move
> the FCC believes this will not hurt amateur radio but
> allow all individuals to receive an amateur radio license
> without having to demonstrate any skills with the exception
> of being able to use a pair of scissors to cut out their
> operating permit from the breakfast cereal box.
>
> Kellogg's spokesperson commented that they were proud
> to have been selected by the government to be the issuer
> of licenses for amateur radio in the US and hope to soon
> make an agreement with other cereal loving countries.
> They also expect that will be issuing certificates of
> achievement for DXCF for confirmed contacts with 100 corn
> flakers.
>

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