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D. Stussy wrote:
On Sat, 19 Jul 2003, Mike Coslo wrote: Reading a report on how long it will likely take for the U.S. to ratify and drop Morse requirements, we are given an estimate of two years. This leads me to wonder, is it better to wait for those two years to go by before getting ones HF ticket, or is it better to just learn Morse and get the ticket much sooner? If you pass the code test and get it now, then you won't have to face the wrath of the idiots on this group complaining about your "inferior" license giving you equal authority to operate as theirs. :-) Do you think *that* would be a good reason? I want to do something I'm interested in as long as I can. I mean really, do you care what say Larry, Dick, or Jim or even my self think? Two years is just too long to wait. That's the reason why I think a preson would get the ticket sooner. - Mike KB3EIA |
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Mike Coslo wrote in
: D. Stussy wrote: On Sat, 19 Jul 2003, Mike Coslo wrote: Reading a report on how long it will likely take for the U.S. to ratify and drop Morse requirements, we are given an estimate of two years. This leads me to wonder, is it better to wait for those two years to go by before getting ones HF ticket, or is it better to just learn Morse and get the ticket much sooner? If you pass the code test and get it now, then you won't have to face the wrath of the idiots on this group complaining about your "inferior" license giving you equal authority to operate as theirs. :-) Do you think *that* would be a good reason? I want to do something I'm interested in as long as I can. I mean really, do you care what say Larry, Dick, or Jim or even my self think? Two years is just too long to wait. That's the reason why I think a preson would get the ticket sooner. - Mike KB3EIA I don't know where that estimate came from. It isn't likely to take more than a year. |
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In article , Alun Palmer
writes: Do you think *that* would be a good reason? I want to do something I'm interested in as long as I can. I mean really, do you care what say Larry, Dick, or Jim or even my self think? Two years is just too long to wait. That's the reason why I think a preson would get the ticket sooner. Considering the fact that most people can pass a 5 WPM code test right after learning basic character recognition (about two weeks' effort if you take your time), it would be insane to wait two whole years to get your General- or Extra-class ham ticket. However, a lot of wannabe hams out there will probably do just that! It's their funeral -- they don't know what they're missing! 73 de Larry, K3LT |
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"Kim W5TIT" wrote in message ... "Alun Palmer" wrote in message ... ospam (Larry Roll K3LT) wrote in : In article , Alun Palmer writes: Do you think *that* would be a good reason? I want to do something I'm interested in as long as I can. I mean really, do you care what say Larry, Dick, or Jim or even my self think? Two years is just too long to wait. That's the reason why I think a preson would get the ticket sooner. Considering the fact that most people can pass a 5 WPM code test right after learning basic character recognition (about two weeks' effort if you take your time), it would be insane to wait two whole years to get your General- or Extra-class ham ticket. However, a lot of wannabe hams out there will probably do just that! It's their funeral -- they don't know what they're missing! 73 de Larry, K3LT Oddly enough, I tend to agree. However, it may be worth waiting just long enough to find out what the FCC is going to do, as right now we don't know how long the wait will be. To besmirch someone because they don't, or wait to, upgrade is quite ridiculous. What if someone is happy with Tech/Tech+, General, etc.? My husband is a General, has been for I don't know how long, a few years anyway. I haven't seen a thing he can do that piques my interest enough to desire an upgrade to do them. In fact, for the past year at least, the Yaesu 890FT has been completely disconnected (we remodeled this room and the radio's just never been hooked back up). People are not missing anything by not upgrading, if the upgraded privileges don't provide anything more they wish. Kim W5TIT You repeatedly misconstrue what people are saying. None of us ridicules or besmirches the person who does not upgrade because they have no interest in the privileges of the higher class. They have achieved their personal goals regarding ham radio and found their niche. What we oppose is the person that wants the privileges of the higher class but refuses to do the work to get them. I know some people that want to be a general but not only have they been waiting for years for the elimination of the code test but have refuses to even try. Dee D. Flint, N8UZE |
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"Dee D. Flint" wrote in message
y.com... "Kim W5TIT" wrote in message ... "Alun Palmer" wrote in message ... ospam (Larry Roll K3LT) wrote in : In article , Alun Palmer writes: Do you think *that* would be a good reason? I want to do something I'm interested in as long as I can. I mean really, do you care what say Larry, Dick, or Jim or even my self think? Two years is just too long to wait. That's the reason why I think a preson would get the ticket sooner. Considering the fact that most people can pass a 5 WPM code test right after learning basic character recognition (about two weeks' effort if you take your time), it would be insane to wait two whole years to get your General- or Extra-class ham ticket. However, a lot of wannabe hams out there will probably do just that! It's their funeral -- they don't know what they're missing! 73 de Larry, K3LT Oddly enough, I tend to agree. However, it may be worth waiting just long enough to find out what the FCC is going to do, as right now we don't know how long the wait will be. To besmirch someone because they don't, or wait to, upgrade is quite ridiculous. What if someone is happy with Tech/Tech+, General, etc.? My husband is a General, has been for I don't know how long, a few years anyway. I haven't seen a thing he can do that piques my interest enough to desire an upgrade to do them. In fact, for the past year at least, the Yaesu 890FT has been completely disconnected (we remodeled this room and the radio's just never been hooked back up). People are not missing anything by not upgrading, if the upgraded privileges don't provide anything more they wish. Kim W5TIT You repeatedly misconstrue what people are saying. None of us ridicules or besmirches the person who does not upgrade because they have no interest in the privileges of the higher class. They have achieved their personal goals regarding ham radio and found their niche. What we oppose is the person that wants the privileges of the higher class but refuses to do the work to get them. I know some people that want to be a general but not only have they been waiting for years for the elimination of the code test but have refuses to even try. Dee D. Flint, N8UZE Dee, I don't think I am miscontrueing a thing. It baffles me to no end that it would actually bother someone to have another wait for their opportunity to come along. I see nothing at all wrong with someone waiting until testing requirements meet *their* expectations. Kim W5TIT --- Posted via news://freenews.netfront.net Complaints to |
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In article m, "Dee D. Flint"
writes: "Kim W5TIT" wrote in message ... "Alun Palmer" wrote in message ... ospam (Larry Roll K3LT) wrote in : In article , Alun Palmer writes: Do you think *that* would be a good reason? I want to do something I'm interested in as long as I can. I mean really, do you care what say Larry, Dick, or Jim or even my self think? Two years is just too long to wait. That's the reason why I think a preson would get the ticket sooner. Considering the fact that most people can pass a 5 WPM code test right after learning basic character recognition (about two weeks' effort if you take your time), it would be insane to wait two whole years to get your General- or Extra-class ham ticket. However, a lot of wannabe hams out there will probably do just that! It's their funeral -- they don't know what they're missing! 73 de Larry, K3LT Oddly enough, I tend to agree. However, it may be worth waiting just long enough to find out what the FCC is going to do, as right now we don't know how long the wait will be. To besmirch someone because they don't, or wait to, upgrade is quite ridiculous. What if someone is happy with Tech/Tech+, General, etc.? My husband is a General, has been for I don't know how long, a few years anyway. I haven't seen a thing he can do that piques my interest enough to desire an upgrade to do them. In fact, for the past year at least, the Yaesu 890FT has been completely disconnected (we remodeled this room and the radio's just never been hooked back up). People are not missing anything by not upgrading, if the upgraded privileges don't provide anything more they wish. Kim W5TIT You repeatedly misconstrue what people are saying. None of us ridicules or besmirches the person who does not upgrade because they have no interest in the privileges of the higher class. Well, us bourgeoises and "lower class" minded people will just have to sit in the back of the bus and drink from different water fountains, won't we? :-) Did the Almighty make all the Royal-Noble Radio Regulations (hardly different now than from the pre-WW2 era) or did ordinary humans make those regulations then? Since when do those LAWS remain fixed, forever engraved in unchageable stone and protected by the armor of "tradition?" Laws were made by humans and laws can be UNMADE by humans. There's been a movement to change those magnificent code laws for some time and it has ended on the international side. I know this is a terrible shock, perhaps trauma to the "higher class" elite, but S25.5 AS-YOU-KNOW-IT went bye-bye. Try to accept reality with some good grace. It is difficult, I realize, but it must be done. They have achieved their personal goals regarding ham radio and found their niche. In my case, I've not found any good reason to join a SERVICE of pretend- quasi-military radio operators by having to relearn morse code. What we oppose is the person that wants the privileges of the higher class but refuses to do the work to get them. Tsk, tsk, tsk, the Elite "higher-class" talking again! Hmmm...I got on HF legally and militarily some 50 years ago, transmitting on HF from any one of 43 transmitters. Did that for two years without any formal schooling in the military HF communications whatsoever. I guess that made me "lazy" in your view, didn't it? Since ADA didn't use any morse code through those 43 transmitters, it was "lower-class" stuff, right? Will you agree that "radio" was used? I don't think so. From your tone, I'd say that you think AMATEUR radio works by different principles than commercial or government radio...therefore such military radio "isn't as good" as ham equipment... I know some people that want to be a general but not only have they been waiting for years for the elimination of the code test but have refuses to even try. Well, you upper-class uppercrust make sure all those signs are up in bus, the ones directing the lower-class to the uncomfortable back. That gives you (and so many others) the ILLUSION that you are "superior" and "more advanced" and all that self-promotional stuff. Have fun in your imaginary nirvana. Realignment and reality are just around the corner. LHA |
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In article , "Kim W5TIT"
writes: People are not missing anything by not upgrading, if the upgraded privileges don't provide anything more they wish. Kim: Well, that's *your* excuse. It seems to be working for you. Hold on to it, it's all you've got. 73 de Larry, K3LT |
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