At 06:00 PM 3/31/2010, AA8K73 GMail wrote:
When I got a job in the 1970's at a big LMR shop in Southern California, they told me they almost didn't hire me because I had an Amateur Radio License. They were unimpressed by most ham's skills.
<---Been a ham since 1967 (at the ripe old age of 13). Had my Novice and Tech together for a few years (back then you could hold both!). Got my General in 1969, Advanced later that year and finally my Extra Class in 1979 or thereabouts, back when you still had to actually copy code at 20 WPM.
Got my 1st Class RadioTelephone (with radar endorsement) in 1975, at the ripe old age of 21. Had it until they replaced it with the utterly useless General RadioTelephone (with radar endorsement) in 1985.
Got my Extra Class Amateur license in 1979, back when you still had to actually copy code at 20 WPM.
Being an old school guy, I have to admit a certain bias against General RT holders and even the new codeless ham guys. I've seen many General RT holders who couldn't tune a broadcast radio to a local station let alone work on a genuine 2-way radio.
So sue me.. I'm only human :-) Ken
