Christopher Zeman wrote:
> I don't think the downfall is going to be any particular class of license. I
> could have been MUCH clearer in my previous post. Poor attitudes from
> members of all license classes will play a big part in it. The amateurs who
> display an obvious lack of technical knowledge will also play a role. I'm
> referring to the basic skills all amateurs should know. I've been out of the
> hobby for about 10 years, and I've realized as I start building my station
> again that I've forgotten a few things, but I certainly haven't forgotten
> the basics.
>
>
> That said, one of the first things I learned when going for my license
> originally is that you should listen for a while to gain a familiarity with
> operating practices. The individuals that were discussed in a related thread
> that didn't appear to understand how repeaters work are prime examples of
> why new operators should listen for a while. Perhaps they wanted to know how
> well they were getting into the machine. I'd be willing to give them the
> benefit of the doubt having not heard them myself, but their "style" of
> calling each other on the air was obviously not acceptable use of the
> repeater. I've been doing a lot of listening on HF lately. Although I've
> been inactive (due to no equipment), I upgraded to General a few years ago
> and have finally started building my station again.
>
> Chris
> N9XCR
Nicely said, Chris!!!
--
Jim Barbour
WD8CHL
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