Kim:

I think a woman "taking a free ride" on her husbands license are
probably not a significant number to really thwart the benefits which
are possible. Let's face it, marriage too is becoming a thing of the
past, and certainly is no longer a real lifetime commitment for the
younger generations. Gay marriage is probably the final nail in that
coffin.

The younger women of today are a different breed and don't want to be
seen as "getting something for nothing." (which might imply, at least
to some, that they are less able or intelligent)

I would venture a guess that at least half of under 35 year old women
would never stand for a free ride on their husbands license--choosing
to make a point they "have what it takes." (today's women are much
more competitive)

I feel the dropping of CW will open this hobby up to these women.
Even if they are only dating a guy which is in amateur radio, it may
be enough to prompt them into studying and grabbing a license of their
own--especially if the boyfriend is smart enough to set up a
competitive spirit and invoke the challenge. grin

John

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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



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