On 1 Jan 2006 17:54:00 GMT, (Jeffrey Herman) wrote
in :

Frank Gilliland wrote:

On 1 Jan 2006 02:19:56 GMT, (Jeffrey Herman) wrote

On 31 Dec 2005 01:52:05 GMT, (Jeffrey Herman)
What separates an Extra from an Tech is not a "caste system" but rather
who had the motivation to study versus who didn't.

Motivation versus a lack of motivation *is* exactly why we have a
population of citizens with various educational, vocational, and
wealth differences.
Motivation is the key to everything. Study and you'll become what
you wish; if you do not study you'll never become anything.


The problem is that what motivates you isn't necessarily the same
thing that motivates everyone else, and maybe not even a majority.


Why would you say that's a problem?


Because it's a fact that conflicts with the premises of many of your
opinions.


The .policy NG was originally created to take the code debate off of
.misc, so I imagine you're on here in order to get the coveted HF
access w/o having to learn the code.


You have a vivid imagination, Jeff.


Hence, you share a common goal
with many others (HF access).


Now you're building a house of cards.


As you say, what motivates one person
(maybe 20m CW DX) can surely differ from what motivates another (maybe
the leisurely 40m daytime nets). Differences in motivation certainly
aren't a problem.


Any motivation I have to get an Amateur license is based on my hobbies
of radio, radio communication and electronics, not on any desire to
play "king-of-the-hill" with a bunch of overweight has-beens who have
nothing better to do than to nurture a feeling of self-importance they
have because they teeter on the top step of a very short ladder. That,
IMO, is a problem, because I'm an overweight has-been with -better-
things to do.

And BTW, I have no interest at all in HF; 160m and 6m sound
interesting, as does sat-com and UHF point-to-point networking. I do
plenty of CW (and CCW) on 1750m and below 9kHz, and play with Part 15
on the AM BC band (covert comm is very cool!). I was also a BC
engineer for many years, and have designed, built and operated bigger
HF transmitters and antenna fields than most hams will ever have a
chance to touch. I even have an old AN/FRT-39B that's been sitting in
a van in the parking lot of my shop for about a decade that I've been
meaning to restore but just don't have the interest. So if I want an
Extra ticket with full HF privileges..... hey, not a problem, and you
can bet I'll be heard. The -ONLY- reason I don't is because, like I
said before, I have no "motivation" to be classed with a bunch of
holier-than-thou hammies who think their **** don't stink. And here's
a news-flash, Jeff: Your **** stinks just like everyone else's.

Now..... care to make any more assumptions?










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