HI TOm,   
      
   On Wed 2011-Aug-03 19:33, TOM WALKER (1:123/140) wrote to MATT KRANER:   
      
   TW> I have about given up on the clubs at least as far as attending   
   TW> meetings goes. Soem years back before i upgraded I had to sit   
   TW> throught the Clubs Head VE diatribe about why No Code techs were not   
   TW> Real Hams. But saddly there are those types in almost every Club.   
   TW> the El Cajon California Ham Club in hte last year had to tolerate a   
   TW> very nasty Fued that almost destroyed the club. In fact it split and   
   TW> a group statrrted thgeir Own Lalkside California Ham colub. but   
   TW> enough hard feelings were left behind that they drove off and caused   
   TW> the Presidnet Elected by the Membership after the split to resign.   
      
   That's a bummer.  The Delta amateur radio club in MEmphis   
   does quite a bit to encourage new licensees, numerous   
   classes offered throughout the year, etc.   
      
   My disappointment in the no code general and abobve is that   
   they lost the code requirement for the extra, which imho   
   should have been retained, at the 5 wpm level at least.   
   MOrse is a part of our radio heritage, just as you must   
   learn about fast scan television a bit, calibrating test   
   equipment, etc. to get that extra you should have a bit of   
   knowledge of the code.   
      
      
   I do a lot with public service and humanitarian aid ham   
   radio, and my big frustration is people who refuse to learn   
   to operate with some discipline but want to participate in   
   these activities.  Part of participating or utilizing a   
   directed net is learning to pay attention to the   
   instructions of net control, etc.   
      
   Anybody who's actually  interested can find info on my main   
   ham radio acativities by paying a visit with your browser to 14300.net on the   
   web.   
      
   73 de nf5b   
      
              Richard   
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