Too fast for me! Sheesh, I hang about 8WPM or so nowadays.
Joe Serocki, N9IFG
www.welcars.org
www.stonedmonkey.org
www.venturecrew743.org
www.foxlaketroop85.org
IRLP Node 4239
If you don't like it SPIN THE DIAL!
Quando omni flunkus moritati!
America is returning to the values Scouting never left.
From: ac5tm@bellsouth.net [mailto:ac5tm@bellsouth.net]
Sent: Saturday, February 16, 2008 3:17 PM
To: Joe Serocki; 'John Geiger'; 'John D'Ausilio'; specrisk@aol.com
Cc: vhfcontesting@contesting.com
Subject: Re: [VHFcontesting] Reverse Incentive Licensing
There are some pretty good operators that put up with bad fists like myself
around 7040 in the evening up until 1AM or so CST.
--
Tom AC5TM
-------------- Original message from "Joe Serocki" <joeserocki@gmail.com>:
--------------
> He he, I remember those tests. I passed the 5WPM then the 13 to get the
> General. Far as I ever went, sad to say.
>
> I still grab the bencher paddle and see if I can scare up anyone at my
> speed, but the DX chasers on HF are in the Extra portions of the band, the
> Novice (and former Tech) CW portions are as dead as a morgue.
>
> It's a fun mode. Not high tech, not overly reliable because too many
people
> send in too many different way
>
> Joe Serocki, N9IFG
> www.welcars.org
> www.stonedmonkey.org
> www.venturecrew743.org
> www.foxlaketroop85.org
> IRLP Node 4239
>
> If you don't like it SPIN THE DIAL!
> Quando omni flunkus moritati!
> Americ a is returning to the values Scouting never left.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: vhfcontesting-bounces@contesting.com
> [mailto:vhfcontesting-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of John Geiger
> Sent: Saturday, February 16, 2008 1:18 PM
> To: John D'Ausilio; specrisk@aol.com
> Cc: vhfcontesting@contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [VHFcontesting] Reverse Incentive Licensing
>
> A novice license can also operate on 23cm. Kind of
> wish I could downgrade to a novice, at least people
> would then know I passed a CW test.
>
> 73s John AA5JG
>
> --- John D'Ausilio wrote:
>
> > I just looked at your FRN record .. I suspect you
> > might have made a
> > boo-boo when you made your last renewal application.
> > It appears that
> > they granted your "request" to change your operator
> > class fro m G to N!
> > A call to Gettysburg and some more paperwork will
> > probably get it all
> > fixed up ..
> >
> > de w1rt/john
> >
> > On Feb 16, 2008 10:59 AM, wrote:
> > > To the list:
> > > In 2009, God willing I will celebrate my 50th
> > aniversary as a ham having been continuously
> > licensed? beginning in 1959 as a Novice - WV2JHR,
> > and in 1960 as a General Class Amateur License?
> > WA2JHR which I have held uninterrupted. I held full
> > amateur privileges until the FCC implemented
> > incentive licensing and removed some HF frequencies
> > to motivate hams to increase their CW speed and
> > upgrade their technical knowledge. I never saw much
> > point in getting my Extra since my interest is
> > really only VHF and up and my General Class Ticket
> > i s adequate. A few years back I applied under the
> > Vanity Licensing to drop the A from my call and
> > change the (2 ) to a (1) to reflect my location in
> > the first call area.? My call became W1JHR. My
> > license renews this year in April and I sent in my
> > Vanity renewal in January. The FCC has only granted
> > me Novice privileges on renewal. I was quite
> > surprised to find this out and I was wondering if
> > anyone else has had this happen to them? I didn't
> > even thi
> > nk
> > > that Novice licenses even exist anymore but now
> > I are one. I had planned to rove in the June VHF
> > Contest but now all I have available is 222 MHz with
> > 25 watts. Novice privileges are actually better on
> > HF than on VHF/UHF/SHF as no other bands are
> > available. I was previously QRV thru 24 GHz but I
> > gu ess I be a single bander now so look for me on
> > 222. This is kind of heavy handed "incentive"
> > licensing and I guess I understand how those "blue
> > haired" ladies feel when they downgrade their
> > driver's licenses to "Daytime only." I guess I have
> > to find a VEC in the area if I really want back on
> > VHF. Don't let this happen to you!
> > > George, W1JHR
> > > Novice Class again after 49 years.
> > >
> > >
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