Sent: Wednesday, October 25, 2006 6:13 PM Subject: Re: [digitalradio] Re: Don't ignore proposals/local HF net successes > "I do like the ARRL's proposal that we need to make HF available to new hams. In fact, the thought that hams would want to upgrade from Technician to General has not been as successful as they (and I) had thought it would with the no code entry license."
XXXXXX Well now - that is interesting that they FINALLY realize there needs to be hf for new hams. It sure is. But wait - Didnt we have that , with the Novice license? Who was it that wanted to get rid of that license? I thought it was the ARRL! Not only that, but many many of the Novices did go on up to General, Advanced and Extra. I can speak for personal experience with that. Its the way I got here. They had it - they knew it worked - they got rid of it - and now teyt want another hf class entry license? How the worm turns! Of course they were interested in getting more people involved in the Tech license as well, so pushed it, and got what they wanted. Those guys didnt have CW , and didnt get the hf bands. Most of them probably didnt even last the whole period of their license dates. Id like to see Novice back - but they will foul it up with different rules, different tests, and probably make it as useless to many, as the Tech license was. But - this is a digital radio group - so we need to discuss the outcome of any license issuance for that mode. With hf, the "new" lower class license should indeed have some hf capatibility, with an assignment to cover some of the digital freqs- thats where todays generation is going to wind up - be it on hf or vhf, and only hf has the great capability of running digital and working DX over and over. Get them involved in the awards programs, and in contesting. Give them the capability to really BE a ham operator. Feeding a sow one ear of corn makes her hungery for more. Give her the cobb, and she aint interested. Danny Douglas N7DC ex WN5QMX ET2US WA5UKR ET3USA SV0WPP VS6DD N7DC/YV5 G5CTB all DX 2-6 years each. moderator [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----- Original Message ----- From: "KV9U" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, October 25, 2006 6:13 PM Subject: Re: [digitalradio] Re: Don't ignore proposals/local HF net successes > "I do like the ARRL's proposal that we need to make HF available to new hams. In fact, the thought that hams would want to upgrade from Technician to General has not been as successful as they (and I) had thought it would with the no code entry license." Need a Digital mode QSO? Connect to Telnet://cluster.dynalias.org Other areas of interest: The MixW Reflector : http://groups.yahoo.com/group/themixwgroup/ DigiPol: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Digipol (band plan policy discussion) Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/digitalradio/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/digitalradio/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
