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"Dee Flint" wrote in message
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73 de Jim, N2EY


Well now we will see if the Techs are paying attention. If they are, we
should (but I bet we won't) see a major increase in people taking element
3
over the next several months as the FCC should have this wrapped up
before
their CSCEs expire.

And now we'll see how many people have been "kept out by the Morse code".
Of course we'll need to monitor over several years to see if their is a
trend. A few months won't tell us a thing.

Dee D. Flint, N8UZE




I am a TechPlus who never upgraded to General, or any other class. There
are some considerations that may set me apart from the broad (no pun
intended) population of the ARS:

I am a female
I have a husband who is a General Class (i.e., not sure how many licensees
are spouses to each other)--and I could, technically, get on HF General
Class freqs any time I wanted
I enjoy simple ragchewing and emergency communications at a local level
WHEN
I am even "hooked up"
I enjoy the "quiet" mode of communicating--HF makes way too much noise

There's probably some other differentiating items, and there may be no
correlation at all.

Kim W5TIT



Actually Kim, it supports the point of view that I've had all along. Namely
that, for the most part, those who wanted to upgrade did so despite the
Morse code and those who didn't upgrade were getting what they wanted out of
ham radio with their current license level.

Have you ever got involved with the local VHF traffic nets? This may or may
not be something that you would enjoy.

I personally enjoy HF and working DX (especially if I'm lucky enough to get
someone who wants to ragchew). My favorite band has always been 40m despite
the issue with the foreign broadcasters in our voice portion. The morning
(right around dawn) I worked New Zealand on 40m CW really started my day off
with a bang.

Dee D. Flint, N8UZE