Hi Danny.. The problem we are having is that most of our new hams don't seem to get on the air... We have more hams now than ever before yet our bands are quieter than they have ever been, since the 60's at least.... Larry ve3fxq
----- Original Message ----- From: "Danny Douglas" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, January 20, 2007 2:42 PM Subject: Re: [digitalradio] US Hams Codeless Feb 23 > If you can find it. there is a bit about the National Scout Jamboree, > (think > it was 85) where I taught a handful of kids the entire Novice license > (including the code) in about 7 days, 2 hours each day. And that was > back > in the day you had to KNOW the subject, not just memorize the questions. > With todays, (and worse- tomorrows) testing, its simply if you have a > good > memory or not. > > As far as the code goes, I had one 11 or 12 year old Boy Scout sit down > with > me, my hand key and a code oscillator, and he learned AND PASSED the > code in > one session of 1 HOUR. It took him a couple of weeks of study to pass > Novice. That was back in the mid 60s. > > So - yes, you CAN take a weekend course and easily pass todays license > requirements. The ARRL has something, I think its called Radio > University, > where they do just that at W1AW. Think it is also copied elsewhere. > > The question you asked, though, is can you learn about Electronics and > ham > radio in one weekend - I would say you CAN learn ABOUT it, but am > not > sure you KNOW much about it at the end. > > > > > Danny Douglas N7DC > ex WN5QMX ET2US WA5UKR ET3USA > SV0WPP VS6DD N7DC/YV5 G5CTB all > DX 2-6 years each > . > QSL LOTW-buro- direct > As courtesy I upload to eQSL but if you > use that - also pls upload to LOTW > or hard card. > > moderator [EMAIL PROTECTED] > moderator http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DXandTalk > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "larry allen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Saturday, January 20, 2007 2:27 PM > Subject: Re: [digitalradio] US Hams Codeless Feb 23 > > >> Hi Buddy >> >> Way back in the mid 60's people had to write paragraph style answers.. >> There were no answer banks.. >> I have even heard now, in my country of canada, that you can pass the >> exam >> after a weekend course.... >> My question.. how can someone learn about electronics and ham radio in >> one >> weekend?.... >> Larry ve3fxq >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "F.R. Ashley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: <[email protected]> >> Sent: Saturday, January 20, 2007 12:19 PM >> Subject: Re: [digitalradio] US Hams Codeless Feb 23 >> >> >> >I have always felt the "CW issue" was not really about CW. Guess that >> > sounds a bit odd. It seems to me most see it as a reduction of >> > standards, >> > "dumbing down" so to speak. I think CW did act as a filter of some >> > sort >> > because it did indeed keep some people from getting their license, >> > whether >> > or not they would have been "good hams". But love it or hate it, >> > the >> > requirement is gone, so deal with it however you can. Personally, I >> > have >> > always been in favor of keeping the requirement, along with tests >> > that >> > require you to learn something. However I won't throw up my hands in >> > despair, at least not yet. None of us knows what the future of ham >> > radio >> > is or how this CW issue will pan out. Let's just hope for the best, >> > encourage new people, and elmer them to be good hams. Have fun. >> > >> > Buddy WB4M >> > >> > >> >> >> >> >> Announce your digital presence via our DX Cluster > telnet://cluster.dynalias.org >> >> Our other groups: >> >> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dxlist/ >> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/themixwgroup >> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/contesting >> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/wnyar >> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Omnibus97 >> >> >> Yahoo! Groups Links >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> No virus found in this incoming message. >> Checked by AVG Free Edition. >> Version: 7.5.432 / Virus Database: 268.17.0/639 - Release Date: >> 1/18/2007 > 6:47 PM >> >> > >
