Harvey, you have to register for most courses as it's the only way they know
who is enrolled, how many etc.  and its not unreasonable that they would
have a timeline as to how long you have for the course. They obviously don't
want a number of inactive people on their roles for the courses.  Good luck.
73, 

Barb K1EIR

-----Original Message-----
From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
On Behalf Of Harvey Heagy
Sent: Saturday, February 09, 2013 10:25 AM
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Subject: handiham lecture series

After looking at the weekly electronic update email from Handiham, I again 
tried to obtain the Extra class series of lectures that won't play or 
download.  It would now appear that you must register with Handiham for the 
course you want to take be it Tech, General, Extra, Operating skills Etc.  I

have mixed feelings about this because it is yet another method of someone 
keeping tabs on us and possibly not allowing us to proceed at our own pace.

In 1988, I received a letter from Maurine Pranghoffer then of Handiham 
informing me that because I had made no progress in my studies they were 
dropping me from the Handiham roles, and that if I at some time in the 
future showed a more serious attitude they would consider reinstating me.  I

felt then and still feel now that this is the height of arrogance, but the 
then director took her side.  The thing was that I had received my first 
amateur license 4 years earlier as a result of studying with Hadley School 
for the Blind and sent them a copy of same at which time Sister Albertha 
promptly reinstated me and apologized which I was grateful for.  But this 
new thing may be just another way of keeping tabs on us, and especially the 
math involved in the Extra is math I haven't seen since high school and have

forgotten most of as I was never that good at that kind of math.  Anyway, 
those are just my thoughts.  73.
Harvey