Subj : Re: CQ CQ CQ
To   : Ed Vance
From : Daryl Stout
Date : Sun Nov 16 2025 21:26:03

Ed,

 EV> Everyone has opinions, I just have a problem having everyone
 EV> accepting My opinion.

  I may not always be right, but I'm never wrong (hi hi).

 EV> But You, as a SYSOP have final word on your BBS.

  The same applies as a VE Team Liaison...but I try not to make
the folks at ARRL/VEC, especially when it's headed up by a female.

  I was on VHF 2 meters for the first time in 6 1/2 years the other
night, and noted about the upcoming unsettled weather pattern...but
also on my being the VE Team Leader for the University Of Arkansas
At Little Rock (UALR) Ham Radio Club...and that we tested 4 times
a year on campus. 

  I got 4 inquiries...2 who had let their licenses lapse, and 2 who 
wanted to upgrade. So, I have my contact email on the air, and also
alerted my VE Team that "we may be busy for our first session in 
2026". We normally don't test during the winter months, due to the 
potential for winter or severe weather. 

  I did note that the Technician Class Question Pool changes on 
July 1...but no one has any idea how much of a change there will
be. Yet, if they study the wrong material beforehand, they are
just wasting their time and money preparing to take the exam.

  To me, a Sysop, or Net Control, is the same as the head referee,
or the home plate umpire. They can send you to the showers in a
heartbeat. And, if one doesn't want to play by the rules, there
are plenty of other BBS's or traffic nets that they can take part
in.

73,

Daryl, N5VLZ

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