Continuing this concept would result in a new breed of HTs with
keyboards & Instant Messaging!
--- Daniel Jeswald <w4nti at mindspring.com> wrote:
> Great idea, wonderful plan. However I think youv'e been down under
> too
> long.
> Stateside acting like good hams with a give away license? I have my
> doubts.
>
> But your right, something needs to be done. My experience has been
> most
> new
> licensees don't want to be bothered with learning the traditions of
> HR.
> And could
> care less about listening to an OT. VK is likely different.
>
> Dan/W4NTI
>
>
> > [Original Message]
> > From: Rick Dougherty NQ4I <nq4i at contesting.com>
> > To: SECC <secc at contesting.com>
> > Date: 12/19/2006 9:13:46 AM
> > Subject: [SECC] no code license
> >
> > Hi all and Happy Holidays...greetings from VK2 Land...I have been
> here 3
> > days now and this no code thing has been very interesting
> indeed...a
> little
> > history...Australia has the Foundation License class...the call
> sign is
> like
> > VK2Fxxx and represents that the holder is a foundation
> licensee...they
> are
> > allowed almost all voice privileges on almost all frequencies and
> 10 watt
> > power limitation...it appears that it has been a very good thing
> here in
> > VK.....the licensee's are devoted hams...they have nice
> stations...most
> are
> > second and third generations of hams in the family...and I for one
> can't
> see
> > any wrong here...it is still difficult to work these hams since on
> 80m
> and
> > 40m they are low power...but some stateside hams are working
> them....
> >
> > Take a look around at a hamfest nowdays...there are no young hams
> in
> > attendance...the average age of hams in the US is nearly 55 or
> greater....we
> > need an infusion of some younger blood into the hobby..and if it
> comes in
> > this way...so be it! We can either accept the fact that it is
> inevitable
> and
> > go with the flow...or we can put our collective heads in the sand
> or sell
> > off our equipment in protest....
> >
> > I see it as a chance for additional contestor's...these young hams,
> some
> > will want the challenge of contesting....some will
> participate....and
> some
> > will even become super op's like W4AN, N5TJ, and VE7ZO.....so lets
> embrace
> > the changes....it does no good to lament and cry in our beer that
> "there
> > goes the hobby"...change is good....
> >
> > And ya know...some might learn the code...I heard an old contestor
> tell a
> > bunch of younger contestors who were ssb only op's...."good
> contestor's
> do
> > CW as well as SSB" and that provided the motivation for me in 1979
> to
> > upgrade to extra class and begin CW contesting....now its my
> favorite
> > mode....
> >
> > Well thats my .02 cents worth ....preparing for incoming!!
> >
> > de Rick nq4i
> >
> >
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