[TenTec] tenTec merger, etc.

[Brian Carling]

Jim is right on this though. With these "700,000" new hams, you can bet most will never operate HF and even fewer will experience the utter joy of CW.
this is why I'm so delighted when I hear about groups of guys that are learning together and experiencing CW or homebrewing etc. I had a slow CW QSO the other day with a class that was learning CW. First with a student and then with his teacher. It was so cool.

Best regards - Bry Carling, AF4K



> On May 22, 2014, at 3:01 PM, "Hare, Ed  W1RFI" <w1rfi at arrl.org> wrote:
> 
> Yeah, shame on the ARRL for "crowing" about the growth of Amateur Radio. They should all become curmudgeons and look for the negative in everything!
> 
> LOL!
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: TenTec [mailto:tentec-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Jim Lowman
> Sent: Thursday, May 22, 2014 1:09 PM
> To: tentec at contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [TenTec] tenTec merger, etc.
> 
> And ARRL loves to crow about the increase in individuals getting licensed, and the all-time high in total licensees in the US.
> Well, folks, this is where a lot of your new Technicians are coming from.
> 
> In many public agencies, especially those who are first-responders, staff are being "encouraged" to get their Tech. license.
> I have a good friend who is Deputy Chief of a local fire department.  He has his Tech. license, and a couple of HTs, but has no interest in going any farther in ham radio.
> I tell him about the regional hamfests and conventions that I attend, and the HF antennas and equipment that I buy, but I may as well be talking into a mic with the power to the radio turned off.
> 
> 73 de Jim - AD6CW
> 
>> On 5/21/2014 9:28 PM, TTMaven wrote:
>> Your comments fit with my take... after attending the Homeland 
>> Security Forum at Dayton last week.  The government workers are 
>> getting ham licenses.  They think that gives them training as radio 
>> operators.  It appears they will be in charge, and we must work for 
>> them.  Not that is all bad, but we will not be in charge. The image of 
>> the ham operator showing up to save the day is long gone already.
>> Hams "might" be used as auxiliary operators, when there are not enough 
>> trained government guys, and hams will be working for the govt boys - 
>> not the other way around.
>> 
>> 
>> ------------------------ JHR  -----------------------
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