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You're not a real ham if you never took or passed a Code test.
Al Klein wrote:
On Tue, 25 Jul 2006 11:36:06 -0500, "H. Adam Stevens, NQ5H" wrote: This isn't about creating the best operators, it's about selling the most junk and having the most votes. But "the hobby will die" and "we need qualified operators" sounds so much nicer than "the manufacturers need more money". Listen! "THE MANUFACTURERS NEED MORE MONEY." "THE MANUFACTURERS NEED BIGGER MARKETS." "THE MANUFACTURERS NEED MORE ..." Design and manufacture of any electronics item requires a market to recover design costs, to recover manufacturing tooling costs, to cover distribution costs, to provide a return on investment, to provide a return on equity, to provide net profits to cover medical insurance, to provide net profits for stock retirement plans, to feed the engine of the economy. The cost of a single DSP chip that operates at high i.f. frequencies has to be recovered or the chip designer goes BANKRUPT. How many radios must be sold to recover a million dollar investment in a single chip? "THE MANUFACTURERS NEED BIGGER MARKETS." Follow the money. Understand our hobby/public service! Finally then, the question becomes not whether we are appliance operators [most of us are], but do we wish to advance the radio art? "How do we advance the radio art?" is a complex question with many answers. Is preserving historic skills part of the art? Is operating AM, when most HF is SSB, part of the art? Is ragchewing part of the art? Is EME part of the art? Is old fashioned RTTY part of the art? Is current digital communication part of the art [most of today's digital is actually ancient]? I say NO! But, taking the time, using the energy to learn, investing our money in technology and learning that technology is contributing to the art. Or, is it? /s/ DD W1MCE |
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