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"Hans K0HB" wrote in message
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"Brian" wrote

Paul, since the only apparent privelege difference in the two proposed
license classes is 50W, and you could operate any amateur frequency in
any mode, why would that deter you from the ARS?

Brian "gets it" !!!!

73, de Hans, K0HB

Hans, its quite easy to "get it" when the subject makes sense. Its
all the other nonsensical stuff on here that I don't get.

Paul gave an opinion that I didn't understand, so I asked a question.

Perhaps Paul requires "Extra right out of the box" and cannot be
bothered with "lesser" licenses. Until he replies, we'll never know.

I missed your first message asking "why would that deter you from the ARS?"
Sorry.

Being new to all this (licensed in October of 2001), it is easy for me to
remember my thoughts and feelings prior to being licensed. Here is why it
would have deterred me:
1) Seeing "real" hams being able to run 1500 watts while only being able
to run 50 watts. I would have KNOWN (it doesn't have to be true, I still
would have KNOWN it) that I never would have been able to make a contact.
2) Being treated as a second class citizen -- the Rookie League is not a
fun place to be
3) Basic congenital problem with Time-In-Grade approach. (Please note, I
would not have had a problem with serious theory/operating practice tests as
opposed to the actual Elements 2,3, and 4. I won't have passed them all, I
am sure, but I would not have had a problem with approach.).

Of the above, number 3 would have been the most important to me, I think.
Now that I am licensed, I seldom put out more than 75 watts. Yes, I have an
amplifier, but I checked my log and see that I haven't had it on since early
June (honest). So, experience has showed me how silly 1) above is -- that
does not, however, change how I felt in my pre-licensed days.

I am sure that I am an odd duck -- I never even heard a QSO until after I
was licensed (the purest Extra Lite in captivity).

I can understand and accept people thinking that anyone as ignorant as me
should not have been granted full privileges. At no time did I say that I
DESERVED such privileges -- only that the suggested two class system would
have deterred me from entering this great hobby -- perhaps rightly so.

As a purely practical matter, if an approach similar to yours came into
existence, I would suggest a 100 watt limit rather than 50 watts. Given that
the vast majority of modern transceivers run 100 watts output, enforcing a
50 watt maximum would be problematical at best.

73

Paul AB0SI