From: "bb" on Sat 18 Jun 2005 17:01


Dee Flint wrote:
"Dave Heil" wrote in message
bb wrote:
Dave Heil wrote:
Dee Flint wrote:
"Dan/W4NTI" wrote in message


I agree with you Dave,

Of course you do.

The Elite always seem to do that... :-)

I and the OM (who is our local club's VHF/UHF SSB
guru) have worked hard at trying to get Techs involved with something other
than repeater FM.

Why?

They like feeling superior...

While we have had some modest success, it's only a small
percentage of the Techs who have jumped into these waters.

Have you asked them why they are reluctant to jump into those waters?

The Elite don't "ask." They COMMAND. :-)


Since they've not jumped in, does that change your attitude about them?

They are allowed to continue existance. [ho hum]

As of 17 Jun 05, there were 722,134 U.S. amateur radio licenses
exclusive of Club Calls. Of those, 293,897 were Technician Class
making them 40.70 percent of all licensees. There were 55,816
Technican Plus licensees, 7.73 percent of the total.

Combined, Technician and Technician Plus licensees number
349,713 or 48.43 percent of the total number of licensees.

The Elite (the PCTA Extras, that is) will rationalize that
"few of those Techs are active" in an attempt to rationalize
that "they don't count." :-) Unfortunately for the Elite,
they will soon be the MAJORITY among all U.S. licensees.

Dee and the others will "change their attitude" only in a quasi
acknowledgement that they MIGHT exist...but wouldn't want their
daughters marrying any of them (or equivalent).