On Sat, 30 Mar 2013 20:22:15 EDT, Channel Jumper
wrote:


I had a interesting email from a VE - pertaining to VE's wanted for
Dayton this year.
They are looking for LARC VE members to work a 6 hour shift.
In return, you get into the Dayton Hamfest FREE!

Um - lets see
I drive 5 hours to get there.
I pay $200 a night to stay there
I work 6 hours and I get to walk around for free.
I drive another 5 hours to go home.

That means I put out about $500 to go to the Dayton Hamfest and I have
about 16 hours to spend - realistically, and I give up 6 of those hours
to save $20.00

That is what I would call dedication to amateur radio........

We are AMATEURS, not professionals.
Everything I do related to amataur radio I do for free, and often it
costs me money.

I lead the local VE exam team. Besides the 2 hours of the actual
exams, I spend another 3 to 4 hours preparing, including answering
questions from exam candidates. It's 20 miles round-trip from my
house to the exam site. And once or twice a year, I drive 100 miles
round-trip to help out at exams in neighboring cities. All for free.

I belong to our local ARES/RACES group. When we run drills, I might
have to drive to remote parts of our valley. As part of our training,
we provide for free communications for events run by local non-profit
organizations. All for free.

Dick Grady, AC7EL