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I had a interesting email from a VE - pertaining to VE's wanted for Dayton this year.
They are looking for LARC VE members to work a 6 hour shift. In return, you get into the Dayton Hamfest FREE! Um - lets see I drive 5 hours to get there. I pay $200 a night to stay there I work 6 hours and I get to walk around for free. I drive another 5 hours to go home. That means I put out about $500 to go to the Dayton Hamfest and I have about 16 hours to spend - realistically, and I give up 6 of those hours to save $20.00 That is what I would call dedication to amateur radio........
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On Saturday, March 30, 2013 8:22:15 PM UTC-4, Channel Jumper wrote:
That means I put out about $500 to go to the Dayton Hamfest and I have about 16 hours to spend - realistically, and I give up 6 of those hours to save $20.00 I guess it depends on how you look at things. I put a lot of hours into completely unpaid Amateur radio activities, like VE testing, QSO Party management, and public service functions that if I was paid my typical salary would come out to around 40 thousand dollars a year, calculated by the hour. It doesn't bother me a bit, and I'm actually having fun doing those things. |
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On Sat, 30 Mar 2013 20:22:15 EDT, Channel Jumper
wrote: I had a interesting email from a VE - pertaining to VE's wanted for Dayton this year. They are looking for LARC VE members to work a 6 hour shift. In return, you get into the Dayton Hamfest FREE! Um - lets see I drive 5 hours to get there. I pay $200 a night to stay there I work 6 hours and I get to walk around for free. I drive another 5 hours to go home. That means I put out about $500 to go to the Dayton Hamfest and I have about 16 hours to spend - realistically, and I give up 6 of those hours to save $20.00 That is what I would call dedication to amateur radio........ We are AMATEURS, not professionals. Everything I do related to amataur radio I do for free, and often it costs me money. I lead the local VE exam team. Besides the 2 hours of the actual exams, I spend another 3 to 4 hours preparing, including answering questions from exam candidates. It's 20 miles round-trip from my house to the exam site. And once or twice a year, I drive 100 miles round-trip to help out at exams in neighboring cities. All for free. I belong to our local ARES/RACES group. When we run drills, I might have to drive to remote parts of our valley. As part of our training, we provide for free communications for events run by local non-profit organizations. All for free. Dick Grady, AC7EL |
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I travel 50 miles one way, on back country roads to give VE test exams and to go to club meetings, at least I did until I quit the club.
That is not the point. If you were going to Dayton - just to look, then it wouldn't matter how you spent your time. If you were going there to look for bargains - then you would want to maximize your time. This wasn't even the point I was trying to make. The point is - if you are a LARC VE and would like to participate - here is your opportunity to get in for FREE. And if you are not a LARC VE - why aren't you? If you are not a VE at all - the LARC does not require a test to become a VE. And if you are a LARC VE - the ARRL will grandfather you in as a ARRL VE. I took the test anyways - just to show people that I could do the work and pass the test.
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On 3/30/2013 8:22 PM, Channel Jumper wrote:
I had a interesting email from a VE - pertaining to VE's wanted for Dayton this year. They are looking for LARC VE members to work a 6 hour shift. In return, you get into the Dayton Hamfest FREE! Please tell us if LARC will accept VE's from other VECs. I plan to go to Dayton this year, and I'm an ARRL VE, so I could help if they'll accredit me. Bill, W1AC -- Bill Horne (Remove QRM from my address to write to me directly) |
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