"John Smith" wrote in message
...
N2EY:

I think at this time, the tech ticket can be dropped, let 'em go general
to start or forget it!!! Just combine tech&gen tests to one...

John


As I've mentioned before, in my classes in the future, I'll be encouraging
my students to do that extra bit of study and go straight for the General.
Apparently some of the proposals to the FCC did suggest this but they are
not ready to go this route just yet.

Dee D. Flint, N8UZE

"Dee Flint" wrote in message
...

"John Smith" wrote in message
...
N2EY:

I think at this time, the tech ticket can be dropped, let 'em go general
to start or forget it!!! Just combine tech&gen tests to one...

John


As I've mentioned before, in my classes in the future, I'll be encouraging
my students to do that extra bit of study and go straight for the General.
Apparently some of the proposals to the FCC did suggest this but they are
not ready to go this route just yet.

Dee D. Flint, N8UZE

That is a good idea Dee. With the massive desertion of V/UHF for HF, it
will be a vast wasteland. Yes indeed, standby for the giant sucking
sound.

All us present users of HF will have to make room, we will have phone all
the way down to 14.010. The FCC will be deluged with demands, yes demands
for more spectrum. Even 11 meters will be turned back into a ham band.

After all that is what all the anti-code is all about, right?



Dan/W4NTI

Dan/W4NTI wrote:
"Dee Flint" wrote in message
...

"John Smith" wrote in message
...
N2EY:

I think at this time, the tech ticket can be dropped, let 'em go general
to start or forget it!!! Just combine tech&gen tests to one...

John


As I've mentioned before, in my classes in the future, I'll be encouraging
my students to do that extra bit of study and go straight for the General.
Apparently some of the proposals to the FCC did suggest this but they are
not ready to go this route just yet.

Dee D. Flint, N8UZE

That is a good idea Dee. With the massive desertion of V/UHF for HF, it
will be a vast wasteland. Yes indeed, standby for the giant sucking
sound.

All us present users of HF will have to make room, we will have phone all
the way down to 14.010. The FCC will be deluged with demands, yes demands
for more spectrum.

Maybe not, Dan.

The license is just the first step. Then comes building a station,
putting up
an effective antenna, getting on the air, learning the characteristics
of the
various bands, etc.

How many folks are actually going to do all that? Particularly during
sunspot minimum?

Even 11 meters will be turned back into a ham band.

A lot of folks are going to be surprised that all of HF isn't like 11
m.

After all that is what all the anti-code is all about, right?

We'll see.

---

One report I read is that in Germany, where the code test was dumped
some time back, there has been an *increased interest* in Morse Code
operation! Apparently a sizable number of newcomers want to use Morse
Code, test or no test, simply because it's different, takes skill, etc.

73 de Jim, N2EY

313

wrote


How many folks are actually going to do all that?


Hundreds of thousands of us have done it to date.

73, de Hans, K0HB

K=D8HB wrote:
wrote

How many folks are actually going to do all that?

Hundreds of thousands of us have done it to date.

Hundreds of millions haven't, too.

73 de Jim, N2EY

btw, Hans, you were one of only two regular rrap posters whose comments
were quoted by FCC in 05-235. FCC agreed with some of what you wrote
but not most of it.

73 de Jim, N2EY

313

wrote

FCC agreed with some of what you wrote....

Even though Len took 6 pages to advise the FCC that my remarks were "out of
place", and "inappropriate as well as misdirected".

beep beep
de Hans, K0HB

KØHB wrote:
wrote


FCC agreed with some of what you wrote....


Even though Len took 6 pages to advise the FCC that my remarks were "out of
place", and "inappropriate as well as misdirected".

Do you mean the Len who told us that he wasn't attempting to dictate how
amateur radio should be regulated?

Dave K8MN

From: "K=D8=88B" on Wed 3 Aug 2005 01:13


wrote

FCC agreed with some of what you wrote....

Even though Len took 6 pages to advise the FCC that my remarks were "out of
place", and "inappropriate as well as misdirected".

Poor BAWA, all upset is he? :-)

shrug...you were out of place and inappropriate.

Try taking criticsm like a man, BAWA. Tuck in your vonnegut.


bad ass

KØHB wrote:

wrote


FCC agreed with some of what you wrote....


Even though Len took 6 pages to advise the FCC that my remarks were "out of
place", and "inappropriate as well as misdirected".


I wonder how much credence the FCC gives to a person that uses their
feedback gathering mechanism to attack other people?

- Mike KB3EIA -

KØHB wrote:
wrote


How many folks are actually going to do all that?



Hundreds of thousands of us have done it to date.


And no doubt that many people will. There will probably be a larger
percentage that do not, as the requirements ease. Soon a good
"test-taker" will be able to get that license with a lot less effort.
There will be a lot of casual Extras.

No big deal, but it *will* be a side effect of the new testing
requirements.

- Mike KB3EIA -