On 10/13/06, Bob Maser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Plus, if he had half a brain, he would have upgraded to an Extra back in the late 60's, early 70's. It's sour grapes.
How do you figure that, Bob? Someone prefers not to upgrade to a higher license to get a few (until recently) more kcs of spectrum because they feel the test is a give-away? Would the benefit of upgrading be the opportunity to have an Extra Class-only SSB contact with you?
I agree that a pre no-code Extra is more valuable than post no code but he missed the boat. My feeling is that my 20WPM Extra will always be worth more(to me at least) than a no code Extra.
Sounds like you're the one suffering from sour grapes syndrome. How DARE they offer the Extra Class license to those 'lesser' licensees with an easier test??
I've always felt that no code extras should sign /nc when in the Extra part of the bands.
That's okay, I've always thought that all hams should append their callsign with the call area they actually reside in, be it a Vanity call they bought or otherwise. Not so long ago, it was the law. And it actually makes sense, more sense than having someone sign /NC so that you can feel somehow superior. Think about it Bob - you wouldn't even need to have the "half a brain" you suggest the other fellow lacks, to get a 4-area callsign. You could just sign W6TR/4 so folks would have a better idea where that superior signal was coming from. (o: Out. ~ Todd, KA1KAQ ______________________________________________________________ AMRadio mailing list List Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio Partner Website: http://www.amfone.net Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.html Post: mailto:[email protected]
