-=> Daryl Stout wrote to JIMMY ANDERSON <=-   
      
    JA>I'm trying to decide what to do when I get my General... I don't have   
    JA>a big budget for a nice 'shack' setup, but I'd like to do SOMETHING   
    JA>more than the HT when the time comes...   
      
    DS>   With the General Class license, you have 86.7% of the ham radio   
    DS> spectrum. Only 500 kilohertz on 80, 40, 20, and 15 meters, are off   
    DS> limits to you.   
      
   Yeah - but my HT won't do HF. :-) There are several active 'old timers'   
   in the local club, and one of them already mentioned passing down   
   some old equipment to me to help get me started. Another guy in a club   
   down the road said, "don't go and pay a lot for a new antenna - I have   
   several old pieces where I've upgraded - we'll work something out."   
      
    DS> But, you can become a Volunteer Examiner (VE),   
      
   Yeah, I wouldn't mind getting into that to help 'give back' to the   
   hobby. The local club we joined has SEVERAL VE's already, and they   
   are known for giving exams at local fests, so I don't think they   
   "need" more right now, but they will eventually. :-)   
      
      
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