I love radio much more then internet myself, as far as the comment a few
messages back about the tests being easier over the last 30 or 40 years, I
just looked, the tests are easire now then 7 years ago when I first took
them.
----- Original Message -----
From: "JEFFREY MICHAEL KENYON" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, October 14, 2001 10:50 AM
Subject: Re: radio
> I think that people don't have an insentive to get involved. I have had
> family and friends ask why I am doing it because of the Internet, and I
> tell them that radio still can't be beat for all the places you can use it
> in. Just fact it, when you are out camping or something you can't get on
> line very easily and it wouldn't do you any good to get help, but radio
> would. Also, while we are on this subject you can't beat svving them long
> distance bills and that is for sure!
>
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>
> On Sun, 14 Oct 2001, John Miller wrote:
>
> > I can agree with this, but 5 words per minute is easy, I know not
everyone
> > says that, it kept me out for a while, I procrastinated for about 3
years
> > before taking the test for that reason, didn't want to do the code, or I
> > didn't think I was going to do well in that is more the case so when I
> > finally went for it, I figured I'd go for the tech no code and if I
liked it
> > then I would move up to a higher lisence. I did like it so I did upgrade
and
> > now I am hooked. But now I think it is getting too easy. I know the
object
> > is to get more people involved but it is getting to be too easy lately.
> > JMO
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "JEFFREY MICHAEL KENYON" <[log in to unmask]>
> > To: <[log in to unmask]>
> > Sent: Sunday, October 14, 2001 1:03 AM
> > Subject: Re: radio
> >
> >
> > > Hi, I think it is because of a lack of awareness. People think why go
> > > with radio communications now when I have the Internet that can do the
> > > exact same thing without all of the learning involved, but they are
> > > missing out on a lot of aspects they wouldn't get with the Internet,
but
> > > would with ham radio. What do you all think? I think that one reason
why
> > > they reduced the code requirements was so that they could keep ham
radio a
> > > live and to get more interested. I think that there are lot of
people
> > > out there who wouldn't get into ham radio because of the code
> > > requirements, and my understanding is that in some countries code is
> > > pretty much done away altogether. For example, in Afghanistan I have
> > > heard you can get a ticket for next to nothing.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > On Sat, 13 Oct 2001, chuck lunkley wrote:
> > >
> > > > Fellow hams,
> > > >
> > > > Do you think that the reason for the lack of activity on some
of
> > the
> > > > ham bands is related to the popularity of computer technology?
> > > >
> >
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