The story relates the telling of some club some time ago wherein
some other group of people may have acted stupidly.
That depends on the definition of "stupid".
You have yet to quote Brian (W3RV), Hans, Jim, the other Jim, or
myself, among others, as having said anything close to "what's
his problem" over not being an Extra class licensee.
Let's clear this up.
The club referred to above is a special-interest amateur radio
organization, not a general-purpose club. Their focus is HF contesting
and DXing, setting up stations to do those things better, and not
much else. They don't do domestic contests or QSO parties; they focus
on the big stuff. Their members are highly competitive, and
progressive. (Example: They were among the very first to have
computers in their hamshacks).
In pursuit of the club goals, an Extra class license is pretty much a
necessity, because the DX is often in those subbands. That's just the
way it is.
So the fact that somebody without an Extra would even apply for
membership and expect to be taken as a serious DXer/contester by that
bunch indicates a problem someplace.
The "what's his problem" reaction above happened a relatively short
time ago, not the 1960s, so the code test wasn't the issue at all.
Is that an "elitist" situation? Maybe - but that club is an elite
group. Their accomplishments in their chosen field tell the tale.
73 de Jim, N2EY
I don't know Jim. I know I guy who is on the DXCC Honor Roll and is only a
General. I'm an Extra and I don't even have my basic DXCC. I could see the
same might apply to contesting too.
Alun, even Heil had that attitude about my DXing on the 10M SSB
"kiddie band."
Welp, the contacts were valid regardless of his attitude.
There's just something wrong with with some of these Extra's.
As far as contesting goes, even the heavy hitters come looking for the
little pistols late in the game trying to run up the contact #'s. I
guess I made a bad assumption thinking that everyone who wanted a part
could have a part.
Elitism at it's worst, but I already knew it about these guys.
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