Dee:

You suggest that to them... they will take it as personal slur on their
intelligence... if they don't have the top licence--they don't want any--it
is akin to getting an "A" in the class--you would never get the
under-achievers to even bother--they'll just fire up IRC or P2P phone and
chat to Australia all night long... or, whip out the cell phone their
company internship is furnishing... grin

Warmest regards,
John

"Dee Flint" wrote in message
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"John Smith" wrote in message
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It is obvious there is a decline in interest in amateur radio, I think
the reasons are many, since the gear is constructed for such a small
"nitch" of users--the equip is expensive--this is only one more reason
for the decline.

I have never heard anyone complain the exams were too difficult (of
course, I am mainly around college age kids who go for a license), it is
always the code--they hate it--some can be pushed to complete the code to
get the license--after, they simply never use the code again...most of
these young fellows are interested in GHz freqs and above...and how a
computer can be interfaced with the radio...

Warmest regards,
John


If all they are interested in is the GHz frequencies and up, they never
need to bother with code for the license. The codeless Technician license
gives them full privileges, full power levels, and all modes for all
frequencies above 30 MHz.

Dee D. Flint, N8UZE