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eHam Forums / Licensing / RE: Bring back the Advanced Class
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on: January 25, 2013, 07:19:04 AM
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publishing the answers to the exam questions was also a stupid decision. what that and the elimination of the code requirement did was degrade the operating proficiency of hams in general. it moved ham radio closer to being CB. and the results are observable on the bands today. now granted, society in general has become less polite, and less formal ... but still.
the one thing i note the code requirement did to me as a youngster was that it made phone privileges seem comparatively better than CW. it is ironic that today i feel the opposite.
73, Rob K9AIM ..
Seems to me if the FAA can publish the answers to air transport pilot test questions, the FCC can publish the answers to ham radio test questions. In the A-B-C license days, phone priviliges were the golden fleece that required the highest level examination. |
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eHam Forums / Licensing / RE: Bring back the Advanced Class
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on: January 23, 2013, 07:49:42 AM
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According to the ARRL, the stated goal of code testing as published in QST or some other ARRL publication (a long time ago) was to filter out some people from becoming hams. Now some of you are going to blast me for this I know, but I did read this in an early ARRL publication. The code / no code debate for licensing is over and done...time to move on...time for those that want to learn it, learn it and for those that don't...then don't.
Rick wn2c
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eHam Forums / CW / RE: FCC CW Test Content
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on: December 10, 2012, 10:20:35 AM
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Around 1980 I was a Volunteer Examiner in Colorado. A youth wrote "Dallas, TX" as his answer to the question of where one of the two operators in QSO was located. The test tape had sent "Dallas, Texas" in full. One of the three examiners balked at passing him, and I nearly exploded until he changed his mind.
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eHam Forums / CW / RE: Compact indoor antenna?
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on: November 09, 2012, 11:22:50 AM
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It's not clear to me how much HF/CW experience the OP has. He could have a lot of experience, but I'm guessing no. Based on my experience:
QRP+Reduced Size Antenna+Indoors+Little/No HF/CW experience = Frustration.
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eHam Forums / Digital / RE: Too much info on PSK31??
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on: October 11, 2012, 12:44:21 PM
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Canned brag files have been common for a long time. Used to frequently encounter them on RTTY in the 1960s (loops of punched tape). I would bet they were common in the 1950s, as well.
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eHam Forums / Licensing / RE: Vanity Ramblings
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on: October 03, 2012, 01:13:38 PM
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Pretty sure Gitmo is still a KG4 followed by two letters. The US used the 2x3s; in any event, I've never had someone ask me if I've run into Jack Nicholson on base...
:-D
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The abbreviation is 'GTMO', not 'Gitmo'.
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eHam Forums / Misc / RE: First HF Radio?
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on: August 30, 2012, 07:37:29 AM
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New hams fequently devote a lot of thought to the rig and only a little thought to the antenna. Antennas don't have to cost a lot; a good wire antenna is generally inexpensive and can work well. However, antenna design, construction and placement can make an enormous difference as to your success and enjoyment on the air.
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eHam Forums / Licensing / RE: Got my General
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on: August 24, 2012, 07:29:07 AM
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Hope you're making CW contacts and building CW speed so that you can put your forthcoming Extra privileges to good use.
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eHam Forums / Misc / RE: Dummy Load Oil ???
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on: August 15, 2012, 01:11:37 PM
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I filled my Heathkit Cantenna with mineral oil in the early 1960's while in high school. As I paid for the bottles of oil totalling one gallon, the pharmacist reminded me that the standard dose was only a teaspoon.
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eHam Forums / Digital / RE: Rig advice.
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on: August 02, 2012, 04:00:34 PM
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As you are technically-oriented, you will readily understand that each small incremental improvement you can make to your compromised antenna system will buy you much more operational advantage than a large increase in the cost of your transceiver.
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