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Dee Flint wrote: "K4YZ" wrote in message ups.com... John Kasupski wrote: [snip] When they get to the local clubs and hook up with other newcomers (and the observation that the vast majority of newcomers to the ARS enter via the Technician route is dead on...that's why it's called the "entry-level license class"), they find the other Techs basically doing the only things they're permitted to do, absent any meaningful HF privileges unless they pass a code test - they're doing Skywarn; tactical comms for parades, bike races, marathons; Field Day, etc. "...absent any meaningful HF privileges..." Sounds like a set-up for the "If you don't have HF you're not a Ham" argument, John. Not only are well over 90% of all Amateur allocations above 50Mhz, so are most ACTIVITIES above 50MHz. I went on up to Extra thinking all the activities were on HF only to find I keep pulling back to 50Mhz and up for a lot of my hamming activities. I think the "failure" comes only from thinking that there's "nothing to do" above 50Mhz. That's just wrong. Have you noticed how the majority of participants in non-repeater VHF/UHF/and up activities are NOT the Technicians. Just get on during the ARRL VHF contest and count the percentage of stations that are General class and higher that you end up working. My OM is a fan of the VHF realm and has made presentations to the club on what you can do in these area of the hobby. The result? Well maybe 2 out of 100 work satellites and SSB and another couple work FM simplex and SSB. That's it (sigh). I guess it's a regional thing, Dee...The bands down here are alive with a lot of stuff, including 2M SSB, etc...And lot's of the NCT's that some other ill-informed individuals suggest have been "chased away"... 73 Steve, K4YZ |
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