[SEDXC] SEDXC Digest, Vol 58, Issue 1

[Jeff Carter]

I treasure each and every contact I have made on HF, all of which have been 
made possible by the rule changes.  Not everybody gets to talk to Germany or 
Greece with only a mobile rig, but that was beyond cool when it happened to 
me.

Riley Hollingsworth (who mostly works CW) said at Dayton that it would soon 
become obvious that the changes were a stroke of genius, but if the numbers 
are accurate it might have been more correct to say they were the salvation 
of Amateur Radio.

Now, if we can just get out of this solar cycle minimum...my little station 
will barely cut it and HF mobile is next to impossible for me under current 
conditions.

My goal is simple enough:  I just want to work everybody, everywhere, at least 
once.  Considering the age of the average ham, time is of the essence, and I 
already lost fifteen years stuck at Tech over the CW issue.

Rather than fire up the Code/No Code debate again, it might be better to focus 
on the sheer liberation brought about and how it actually changed lives for 
the better.  That was how I experienced it, anyway.

Jeff
KD4RBG

On Monday 01 October 2007 19:55, wa4jjy at comcast.net wrote:
> LETS HEAR IT FOR NO CODE
> EDDIE
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> > 1. SEDXC mentoring program gets favorable mention from Gerrgia
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> > Date: Mon, 1 Oct 2007 09:46:41 EDT
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> > Subject: [SEDXC] SEDXC mentoring program gets favorable mention from
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> > The following is excerpted from the latest monthly update from Susan K.
> > Swiderski, AF4FO, the Georgia SM:
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> > SE DX CLUB--- During the month of October, members will be enjoying a
> > little friendly competition. As part of their new mentoring program,
> > they've been telling new HF operators that you don't have to have a
> > tower, a state-of-the-art beam and a megawatts amplifier to have fun
> > working the world. To prove it, during this month, they'll be limiting
> > themselves to the use of no more than 100W and a wire antenna. The
> > objective will be to see which club member can work the most DX
> > entities. Should be interesting.
> >
> > ==========> A "FEW WORDS" ON MENTORING
> >
> > Some of our clubs (as well as some individual hams) here in GA have
> > always taken an interest in mentoring new hams, because they've always
> > understood that getting a license is just the beginning. If new hams
> > don't feel included in the local ham community, and don't have anyone
> > to provide guidance, they oftentimes lose interest altogether. Might
> > not even go to the bother of ever buying a radio or getting on the air.
> > Since the rule changes earlier this year, the number of hams who are
> > earning new licenses, or upgrading to a higher class has skyrocketed.
> > Let's compare the numbers from January 1- July 31, 2006, to those for
> > that same time period this year. New technician licensees: 2006-12,268;
> > 2007-15,549; New/Upgraded General class licensees: 2006-2,384;
> > 2007-15,730(!!!) and Extra: 2006-1,909; 2007-4.284. So, as you can see,
> > the need for active mentoring is greater than ever.
> >
> > Members of the SE DX Club are actively working on a program designed to
> > reach out to hams with new HF privileges. How about your club?
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