[TenTec] YACWD and real CW ops

[Jim Davis]

Whatever Scotty!!!

But remember our earlier EXAMS put us a QUATUM-Leap
above CBers and "NO-CODE-TECHS" now!!!

If you think the "HOBBY" is really worth trashing
because some don't want to learn SQUAT, THEN SO BE
IT!!! I guess your part of the problem then!

Jim/nn6ee
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--- Scott / W4PJ <w4pj at bellsouth.net> wrote:
> Yeah, bring back those mean old cigar-smoking FCC
> examiners.  Those guys had
> to go to school to learn how to never smile even a
> little.  And no more
> multiple choice answers.  You have to really know
> what value capacitor to
> use with which inductor for resonant frequency and
> calculate the phase ange
> to boot.  And do it in your head!
> 
> Well, Just kidding about the doing it in your head
> part. <G>
> 
> PEACE
> Scott / W4PJ
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> YACWD and real CW ops
> > Right On Rick!!!
> >
> > But with the messed-up FCC wanting to de-regulate
> OUR hobby even more with
> eliminating the 5wpm for GENERAL and leaving the
> 5wpm as is for the
> so-called "Top-License" it's a joke!!!
> >
> > Apparently most everybody in today's society does
> want SOMETHING for
> NOTHING!!!
> <snip>
> > > Further, Lets make the General and Extra written
> tests mean something.
> Too may of our new Generals and Extras can't put up
> a dipole, have no idea
> what a filter is or how a transistor works.  Having
> a technical discussion
> at what use to be a General class level leaves half
> of the Generals and
> Extras I know looking at the ceiling and wishing to
> be somewhere else.
> 
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