"Jason Hsu" wrote in message
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"Bill Sohl" wrote in message
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Is the No-Code Technician license THAT hard to get?

I would venture to say it is harder to get than the Novice (if we
still had novice testing) . That's the
problem as percieved by ARRL, NCVEC and other.

Granted, a No-Code Novice (if it existed) would be easier to get than
a No-Code Technician license. But if the No-Code Technician license
was too hard but the Coded Novice license was easy to get, then why
didn't more new hams get the Novice license first and then upgrade to
Technician Plus later?


A very large part of the reason was that to get on 2m FM, which is your
"local watering hole" you have to be a Technician. So people took the Tech
route and then upgraded to Tech+ to get HF privileges if interested. Many
instructors actively recommended that route rather than going Novice and
then upgrading to Tech+.

Dee D. Flint, N8UZE