Subj : Re: CQ CQ CQ
To   : Daryl Stout
From : Ed Vance
Date : Tue Nov 18 2025 15:31:09

> Ed,

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

>   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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I don't plan to upgrade my Advanced License, just only renew it before the
License expires.
I think I do that through using a FCC website.
When the date gets closer to the end date I will read up more about it at their
site 
Ed
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