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Hey Bob,
I get QST...always have. The contesting stuff doesn't interest me, so I just ignore it. Occasionally I'll see a familiar call and think "hey, I know that guy", then move on. 73 Joe KB8QLR -- Be sure to check-out our webpages... http://www.angelfire.com/jazz/kb8qlrjoe/index.html New pictures & links being added frequently. "Bob McConnell" wrote in message news On Wed, 21 Jan 2004 18:19:04 -0600, Cecil Moore wrote: Jim wrote: Pretty much agree with Doc, altho, after the last "restructureing", the value of a license is worthless! The only value in a license are the privileges granted. The privileges granted haven't changed appreciably. I had full access to all ham bands in 1953 and I still have full access to all ham bands in 2004. I lost 11m and 220 MHz but gained the WARC bands. The value of my license is very close to what it was in 1953. Unfortunately, there are far too many for whom the value of their license is measured in how many people it allows them to look down their noses at. Their only motivation for moving up was so they could gloat over how much better they are than anyone that isn't up to their standards. This is also the primary reason that contests and awards are rubbed in our faces in most of the magazines and newsletters. This is the crowd the ARRL has been cutivating for years, because they don't care about advancing the state of the art, or building their own equipment, helping others, or any of the other aspects of the hobby that used to make it great. They simply want to buy the newest, coolest, fanciest or most expensive rig to help them along on their ego trip, which keeps the advertisers happy. Somebody let me know when QST no longer has any contests or award notices in it. Then I *might* be interested in looking at it again. Bob McConnell N2SPP |
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