"John Smith I" wrote in message
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KH6HZ wrote:
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None of my students express an interest in ham radio. The code
requirement wasn't a significant barrier to entry for them anyway, since
the tech license would yield all the privileges they require for working
in the GHZ+ bands, where most of their interests (consumer electronics)
lay.


That is difficult to believe. Most young men with engineering interests
"goof about" with electronic transmitters of one sort or another. Old
police/public service rigs, microwaves, old amateur equip., military
equipment, modified cb equip., wireless nic cards, etc., etc.


Must be unique to your area. None of the young engineers I knew ever had
any interest in "goofing about" with transmitters.

Lots of guys who retired from Livermore Labs retired here because of
reasonable property prices. Some of them serve as instructors, those guys
have a really great effect on the young men and women here. Several are
hams ...

Regards,
JS


Again, I'd say likely to be unique to your area. None of my instructors
ever mentioned or indicated in any way that they were hams.

Dee, N8UZE