I was not going to waste my time with a reply to this silly thread, but I'm at work and not much else to do so here it goes.
This hole thing got started because some silly extra starting using 7.160 not THINKING that he was cutting out a bunch of other guys with general class tickets, that's it. As far as upgrading from General, as it already been said. The class of ticket you hold has nothing to do with how much you know or how good an op you are. I know many extras that could not twist to hunks of wire together, and many more who are poor op's. As far as someone said, I listened up and down the band and heard nothing, try speaking the words CQ into your mike and then listening, all of a sudden there will AM activity on the band. Dave W9WRL.com a lowly General Tom Chesek wrote: > Al, > > I think that most Hams realize that the knowledge gained by advancing to > Extra has nothing technical to do with the band priviledges you gain by > advancing. You need no additional skills to be on the extra portions of the > bands than what you already have for General. If you have the ability to > memorize then go ahead and do it and then have use of those additional > frequencies. I was not in the hobby when the incentive licensing was put > into place but the government should have licenses and tests based on > technical needs, not on enticing you with greater band priviledges. But...it > is what it is and you have to play the game. > > Tom K3TVC > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Al Perkins" <alsan19...@hotmail.com> > To: "Discussion of AM Radio in the Amateur Service" > <amradio@mailman.qth.net> > Sent: Thursday, April 23, 2009 9:26 AM > Subject: Re: [AMRadio] Is the novelty of the "new" 40m bandwearing > offalready? > > > > Gentlemen: As in every aspect of life we go as far as we can and as far as > our understanding will take us. I for one have fought higher math and > "Theroy" all my life and it does not click. So, I will be the best General > operator I can be. I can probably shot better than most and survive in a > hostile environment better than most but I cannot understand and fathom > theory. > > Yes I could memorize the test but, I still would not be any more qualified > than I am right now. We need to compromize and keep the hobby alive and work > "All" licensed hams. > > > > Al Perkins 1SG RET. > KA1KIX > > > > > >> Date: Wed, 22 Apr 2009 11:04:23 -0400 >> From: ka1...@gmail.com >> To: amradio@mailman.qth.net >> Subject: Re: [AMRadio] Is the novelty of the "new" 40m band wearing >> offalready? >> >> On Wed, Apr 22, 2009 at 10:06 AM, Bob Carpenter >> <bcarpenter_...@bellsouth.net> wrote: >> >>> The "extra's" can't understand why "everybody" is not down there ! Might >>> help if someone would pick a freq. that all HF ham's could use. There >>> answer >>> is get off your butt and up grade. >>> >> I don't think that's it at all, Bob - particularly since there's >> virtually zero activity up in the General portion as well. Nor is the >> answer to "pick a freq.'" as that simply boxes us in and sets up >> expectations for the anti-AM crowd to insist 'get back where you >> belong'. Upgrading is always a plus (I'm only a lowly Advanced, my >> license class doesn't even exist anymore in the testing structure!) >> since it allows you full access to all amateur privileges, but at the >> end of that day - getting on the air and off the internet is the only >> way to improve activity - regardless of mode. The only 'radio season' >> is the one we choose to impose personally. Static and interference - >> intentional or otherwise - have always been an issue we've had to >> contend with. >> >> Those who want to operate will be on the air, those who just want to >> talk about it online will continue to do so. >> >> ~ Todd, KA1KAQ/4 >> ______________________________________________________________ >> Our Main Website: http://www.amfone.net >> AMRadio mailing list >> Searchable Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/amradio@mailman.qth.net/ >> List Rules (must read!): http://w5ami.net/amradiofaq.html >> List Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio >> Post: AMRadio@mailman.qth.net >> To unsubscribe, send an email to amradio-requ...@mailman.qth.net with >> the word unsubscribe in the message body. >> >> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net >> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html >> > > _________________________________________________________________ > Windows Live™ SkyDrive™: Get 25 GB of free online storage. > http://windowslive.com/online/skydrive?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_skydrive_042009 > ______________________________________________________________ > Our Main Website: http://www.amfone.net > AMRadio mailing list > Searchable Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/amradio@mailman.qth.net/ > List Rules (must read!): http://w5ami.net/amradiofaq.html > List Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio > Post: AMRadio@mailman.qth.net > To unsubscribe, send an email to amradio-requ...@mailman.qth.net with > the word unsubscribe in the message body. > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > > ______________________________________________________________ > Our Main Website: http://www.amfone.net > AMRadio mailing list > Searchable Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/amradio@mailman.qth.net/ > List Rules (must read!): http://w5ami.net/amradiofaq.html > List Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio > Post: AMRadio@mailman.qth.net > To unsubscribe, send an email to amradio-requ...@mailman.qth.net with > the word unsubscribe in the message body. > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > > > > > -- Dave Mayfield W9WRL http://www.w9wrl.com/w9wrl ______________________________________________________________ Our Main Website: http://www.amfone.net AMRadio mailing list Searchable Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/amradio@mailman.qth.net/ List Rules (must read!): http://w5ami.net/amradiofaq.html List Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio Post: AMRadio@mailman.qth.net To unsubscribe, send an email to amradio-requ...@mailman.qth.net with the word unsubscribe in the message body. 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