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May 10th 04, 03:41 AM
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Dan/W4NTI wrote:
"Alun" wrote in message ... (Steve Robeson K4CAP) wrote in : Subject: News from France From: Mike Coslo Date: 5/9/2004 8:38 AM Central Standard Time Message-id: Alun wrote: I always used to meet people who told me they would get a licence but for the code test. I think we could have had them in the hobby if we had abolished code testing 20 years ago, but I think it is too late and we have blown it. Nobody is clamouring to becme a ham anymore. WE haven't "blown" anything..."They" have had the opportunity to get a code-free license for what...12-13 years now..?!?! Nope, we needed to give them HF while they were still interested. Why is that Alun? Do you think that getting out a decent signal on HF is a piece of cake? Daily I hear the newguys trying to contact someone. Getting sorry pathetic signal reports and going away in frustration. Wonder how many new HFers we lose like that? You know the ones that believe its soooooo easy to get up on HF? Probably hundreds per week. Darn near lost me! Thank goodness I found a good Elmer. I was pulling me hair out trying to put a station together. No, Putting an adequate station together is not easy. I do the best I can when I hear someone like that. But it gets really old when you trying to have a conversation with a bud, to talk to all the S2 signals. Perhaps 'giving' out HF is NOT the answer as you think. Nope. Just imagine all the "why should I have to learn anything people trying to do this. Perhaps they will sue the older hams for the information to get a decent station going? ;^) - Mike KB3EIA - |
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