"King Zulu" wrote in message
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Have they considered renaming the "Extra" license to the "Nothing-Special"
ticket?
Or just make it a "General"; that's what my 1st Class Radiotelephone is
now.

Seriously, what's needed is to "re-invent" a truly entry-level Novice
license (give it a snappier name) that encourages young people to tryout
amateur radio before the more serious regulations and theory knowledge is
required for the advanced license(es) .

ak


You're right about the name. People, young and old have been big on titles
for several years like for instance, Sanitary Engineer for janitor or
Executive Assistant for an entry level secretary.

Maybe call the new class Certified Electronic Experimenter or Electronic
Experimenter In Training or some other snazzy name. The young kids are
looking for something like that. Novice is an immediate turnoff nowadays.
The new class wouldn't have to have lots of privileges, just a classy name
to attract most young people.

David