"John Smith" wrote in message
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Dee:

Yes. I agree, and now we must do our part and bring the word that there
will not be a element 1. And, help those with an interest in radio to the
amateur bands. But, this all depends on no code, so there is a lag while
we wait.


I fear you are in for a big disappointment. Dropping the code was never the
key.

It doesn't take much to do a lot, every amateur bring one new licensee in,
we double the numbers, two we triple, etc.


I've been beating the drum for years. I've hung my awards in my office. No
nibbles.

Frankly, it is quite exciting! But, it would probably be too optimistic
to expect everyone to participate, some may be "sour grapes" and drag
their feet, leaving some to do more...

The club here is dominated by "save the code" types, I am not popular
there at all and some just avoid me. Hopefully, this will change...
probably not, my hide is thick. grin


Find a different club. Our club has two "missions" if you will. One is
supporting public service events and the other is running amateur radio
classes. We are already scheduling classes for the people who will want to
ugrade to General under the new system. We figure by the time we get the
word around about the changing requirements and the class, arrange a
location, have the class set up, and actually go through the class, it
should dovetail fairly well with the arrival of the new licensing
requirements. The class is likely to start in January.

Dee D. Flint, N8UZE