Subj : Re: Antenna
To   : THURSTON ACKERMAN
From : TOM WALKER
Date : Thu Jul 14 2005 07:19 am

TA>TW>TA>Ciao and 73s de W1SHX

TA>TW> That is still possable.
TA>TW>But being a No Code Tech I am not allowed to talk to 1X3's

TA>I have been told that can now be upgraded to general. You
TA>might check with your local Hams and/or the ARRL rep there.

TA>I am not very active these days. Too old to climb ladders,
TA>to string antenna, etc., so most of my communications now
TA>are largly right here with you all 8-)

 I am not either but stil lbelong to the ARRL and follow things. The
 droping the4 code requirement for al lclasses of Licences except
 Advanced it stil la proposal as is Advancing al lNO Code Techs(which
 passed the General Exam but didn't have to take to take the code test)
 is aslo still being Concidered by the FCC.
I myself have mixed feelings about the whole thing. And actualy side
with thise fighting to keep the present structure.
I have finaly even stopped monitoring the Ham Bands becasue I don't like
what I hear. At least learing a little code, soemthing I have no
capability of doing, screened out some of the Idiots.

The thing that rerally irritates me are the Licence Cram sessions. They
take a full day and they bspecificly teach the Test Question answers
insterd of the theory behind them. And at the end of the day they give
the test and yopu wank out with a ticket..
As a result of this the mindless "Talking Heads" on 2 meters has
increased 100 fold.
People talking just to hear their Head Rattle.  :-(  :-(
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