very unhappy
yup yup

"Dan/W4NTI" w4nti@get rid of this mindspring.com wrote in message
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"Ed G." wrote in message
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Seems to me that they should bump up the current General class to
Advanced class.
This way people who worked hard to get to General will not be locked
in
with the no code
folks. That seems fair?.


They're planning on eliminating the Advance Class license.


Ed WB6SAT

Just had a note from a friend of mine. An Advanced, 13wpm licensee. He
was
very unhappy that he will be 'lumped' into the new 'welfare extra' class.
Can't say as I blame him one bit.

Dan/W4NTI

Just had a note from a friend of mine. An Advanced, 13wpm licensee.
He was very unhappy that he will be 'lumped' into the new 'welfare
extra' class. Can't say as I blame him one bit.


I can understand the CW issue, but IMHO, its assinine to claim the
Advanced Class written test was as difficult as the Extra Class.


Ed WB6SAT

You're right Advanced was harder, Extra was just a bunch of rules, very
little theory.

--
Clif

"Ed G." wrote in message
. ..


Just had a note from a friend of mine. An Advanced, 13wpm licensee.
He was very unhappy that he will be 'lumped' into the new 'welfare
extra' class. Can't say as I blame him one bit.


I can understand the CW issue, but IMHO, its assinine to claim the
Advanced Class written test was as difficult as the Extra Class.


Ed WB6SAT

You're right Advanced was harder, Extra was just a bunch of rules, very
little theory.


Maybe Riley H. should take a look at the people who ran your Extra
Class examination. If it is as you said, then they didn't do it right.



Ed WB6SAT

PRAISE TO THE ALL!!!!!!!
Finally some sense.


"Mark Russo" wrote in message
...
One of these below will get you there...

Seems to me that they should bump up the current General class to
Advanced class.
This way people who worked hard to get to General will not be locked in
with the no code
folks. That seems fair?.


http://www.remote.arrl.org/news/stor.../01/19/1/?nc=1


Click he ARRLWeb: ARRL to Propose New Entry-Level License, Code-Free
HF Access

Just what we need. Lazy belly aching people who want something for nothing.
They'll get the HF bands and not appreciate what they have becuase they
didn't have to work for it. Just like everything else in this country. Make
it conveient or I'll complain and bitch about it and find someway to MAKE
you change it for me. I deeply appreciate my PRIVILEGES on HF because I
worked hard to get them.
I guess the next step is 4 watts RMS and 12 watts PEP and Channelize the
bands and of course NO TESTING!!!! God forbid we should ask them to take a
test..

Dan N0FQN

"Mark Russo" wrote in message
...
One of these below will get you there...

Seems to me that they should bump up the current General class to
Advanced class.
This way people who worked hard to get to General will not be locked in
with the no code
folks. That seems fair?.


http://www.remote.arrl.org/news/stor.../01/19/1/?nc=1


Click he ARRLWeb: ARRL to Propose New Entry-Level License, Code-Free
HF Access

Dan Mattingly N0FQN wrote:
Just what we need. Lazy belly aching people who want something for
nothing. They'll get the HF bands and not appreciate what they have
becuase they didn't have to work for it. Just like everything else in
this country. Make it conveient or I'll complain and bitch about it
and find someway to MAKE you change it for me. I deeply appreciate my
PRIVILEGES on HF because I worked hard to get them.
I guess the next step is 4 watts RMS and 12 watts PEP and Channelize
the bands and of course NO TESTING!!!! God forbid we should ask them
to take a test..

Dan N0FQN

It's all part of the "dumbing down of America" that has been going on for
the last 20-30 years. Those fools at the ARRL that are so worried about
protecting "their bands" are playing right into the hands of those who are
trying so hard to take them away from us.

What better way to justify selling off the Amateur bands/hobby to
commercial interests than by ensuring that it becomes just another form of
CB - complete with all the idiots and on-air antics, foul mouths, etc..

(sell all your gear *now* while it is still worth something... :)

73 de W6DKN

It's all part of the "dumbing down of America" that has been going on
for the last 20-30 years.

Seems to me it started back farther than that.... probably in the late
60's when the "new math" was being pushed by pointy headed liberal
educators.



Ed WB6SAT

Ed G. wrote:

It's all part of the "dumbing down of America" that has been going on
for the last 20-30 years.


Seems to me it started back farther than that.... probably in the late
60's when the "new math" was being pushed by pointy headed liberal
educators.



Ed WB6SAT
Hi,
Ham radio is dying. Time to hang up my soldering iron and key.
Sad indeed after all those 45 years or so.
73,
Tony, VE6CGX

Sad. So SAD.

"Tony Hwang" wrote in message
news:qxlPb.198641$X%5.67452@pd7tw2no...


Ed G. wrote:

It's all part of the "dumbing down of America" that has been going on
for the last 20-30 years.


Seems to me it started back farther than that.... probably in the
late
60's when the "new math" was being pushed by pointy headed liberal
educators.



Ed WB6SAT
Hi,
Ham radio is dying. Time to hang up my soldering iron and key.
Sad indeed after all those 45 years or so.
73,
Tony, VE6CGX