[AMPS] CW, the ARRL and QST

Andy Wallace andywallace@home.com
Wed, 27 Jan 1999 08:28:03 -0600


Mark-

I am sort of one of those Extras--I have some clues but they are limited-- and I
don't think it makes me any less of a ham. I am agreeing with you and certainly
don't "look down" on you--I just glad you stayed in the hobby!  BTW, I'm in this
group so I can learn from folks like you. One day, I would like to build a
linear.

Andy  K5VM

Mark Brown wrote:

> Hi All
>         From the standpoint of a tech+ (yes I passed the 5 wpm exam
> after letting my license expire, went in cold & passed, came
> back no problem) the higher class licensees who sneer at us
> "poor" techs & tech+'s might want to have a reality check. I
> have an operatoinal 1296 eme station (you can't buy that off
> the shelf, it takes some know how to build & maintain) plus
> I have repaired or built equipment for several higher class
> ops who don't have a clue how to begin a project if they
> can't buy it & plug it in.


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