Michael Coslo wrote:

I still have prospective Hams tell me that they have to brush up on
their Morse code so they can test. Oddly enough a few fellows continued
in that line of even after I told them they didn't need to.


I've been saying that for months. If you take one step outside of
amateur radio circles, they know NOTHING about any changes to the
licensing system.

Klystron wrote:
Michael Coslo wrote:
I still have prospective Hams tell me that they have to brush up on
their Morse code so they can test. Oddly enough a few fellows continued
in that line of even after I told them they didn't need to.


I've been saying that for months. If you take one step outside of
amateur radio circles, they know NOTHING about any changes to the
licensing system.


To a large extent, that is expected from those who aren't really
interested in amateur radio. The word will filter slowly to the general
public. I've been seeing a number of the ARRL "Hello" commercials
recently, which is a help. But it will still take a while

I am a little surprised about those who are interested and still don't
know.


- 73 de Mike KB3EIA -

Michael Coslo wrote:

I've been seeing a number of the ARRL "Hello" commercials recently,

Where have these been playing? (I don't watch much TV.)

73, Steve KB9X

Steve Bonine wrote:
Michael Coslo wrote:

I've been seeing a number of the ARRL "Hello" commercials recently,

Where have these been playing? (I don't watch much TV.)


I've seen them on Discovery and the History Channels. That was probably
pretty well targeted demographic-wise. They had a basic "Hello"
commercial, in which a number of people repeated the theme, and they
had one about emergency communications. Both were well done commercials.

- 73 de Mike KB3EIA -

About what time of day and are they still running?

Dee, N8UZE


"Michael Coslo" wrote in message
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Steve Bonine wrote:
Michael Coslo wrote:

I've been seeing a number of the ARRL "Hello" commercials recently,

Where have these been playing? (I don't watch much TV.)


I've seen them on Discovery and the History Channels. That was probably
pretty well targeted demographic-wise. They had a basic "Hello"
commercial, in which a number of people repeated the theme, and they had
one about emergency communications. Both were well done commercials.

- 73 de Mike KB3EIA -

Dee Flint wrote:
About what time of day and are they still running?


Hi Dee, It was evenings that I saw them, sometimes weekends. I'm not
sure if that was the only times that they were on - it might have been
because those were the only times I watch TV.

- 73 de Mike KB3EIA -

On Mon, 30 Jul 2007 16:07:19 EDT, Michael Coslo wrote:

I've been seeing a number of the ARRL "Hello" commercials recently,

Where have these been playing? (I don't watch much TV.)

I've seen them on Discovery and the History Channels. That was probably
pretty well targeted demographic-wise. They had a basic "Hello"
commercial, in which a number of people repeated the theme, and they
had one about emergency communications. Both were well done commercials.

The only "Hello" commercials that I have seen have been for Target
Stores, and were also very well done.
--

73 de K2ASP - Phil Kane

From a Clearing in the Silicon Forest
Beaverton (Washington County) Oregon

e-mail: k2asp [at] arrl [dot] net