Great idea, wonderful plan. However I think youv'e been down under too
long.
Stateside acting like good hams with a give away license? I have my
doubts.
But your right, something needs to be done. My experience has been most
new
licensees don't want to be bothered with learning the traditions of HR.
And could
care less about listening to an OT. VK is likely different.
Dan/W4NTI
> [Original Message]
> From: Rick Dougherty NQ4I <nq4i at contesting.com>
> To: SECC <secc at contesting.com>
> Date: 12/19/2006 9:13:46 AM
> Subject: [SECC] no code license
>
> Hi all and Happy Holidays...greetings from VK2 Land...I have been here 3
> days now and this no code thing has been very interesting indeed...a
little
> history...Australia has the Foundation License class...the call sign is
like
> VK2Fxxx and represents that the holder is a foundation licensee...they
are
> allowed almost all voice privileges on almost all frequencies and 10 watt
> power limitation...it appears that it has been a very good thing here in
> VK.....the licensee's are devoted hams...they have nice stations...most
are
> second and third generations of hams in the family...and I for one can't
see
> any wrong here...it is still difficult to work these hams since on 80m
and
> 40m they are low power...but some stateside hams are working them....
>
> Take a look around at a hamfest nowdays...there are no young hams in
> attendance...the average age of hams in the US is nearly 55 or
greater....we
> need an infusion of some younger blood into the hobby..and if it comes in
> this way...so be it! We can either accept the fact that it is inevitable
and
> go with the flow...or we can put our collective heads in the sand or sell
> off our equipment in protest....
>
> I see it as a chance for additional contestor's...these young hams, some
> will want the challenge of contesting....some will participate....and
some
> will even become super op's like W4AN, N5TJ, and VE7ZO.....so lets
embrace
> the changes....it does no good to lament and cry in our beer that "there
> goes the hobby"...change is good....
>
> And ya know...some might learn the code...I heard an old contestor tell a
> bunch of younger contestors who were ssb only op's...."good contestor's
do
> CW as well as SSB" and that provided the motivation for me in 1979 to
> upgrade to extra class and begin CW contesting....now its my favorite
> mode....
>
> Well thats my .02 cents worth ....preparing for incoming!!
>
> de Rick nq4i
>
>
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