"Cmd Buzz Corey" wrote in message
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wrote:



One of the things that has been repeatedly promised and predicted for
the
various license test changes was that we'd get more 'technically
inclined'
new hams, who would revolutionize ham radio with 'new modes and
modulations' and other neat stuff. Yet when it comes to actually
*building radios*, we
see even the self-proclaimed 'professionals in radio' buying them
ready-made.
And ginving those who *do* build their own rigs a raft of $&!# about
doing so.

Kinda makes ya wonder....

You can forget about hams becoming more technical, that is a thing of the
past. Todays hams are strictly plug and play appliance operators, the most
technical they get now is how many push buttons are on the front panel and
how many memories in the radio. The best we can hope for is that the test
be geared such that they learn the rules and proper operating procedures.



It has always been so. I got on in 1961 and heard the same garbage.

Most hams are indeed plug and play specialists. But SOME of us actually
learn something.

As with everything else, it is up to the individual.

Dan/W4NTI