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    DS> 1) Full amateur radio privileges, although on HF, you still have to   
    DS> stay 3 kc's away from the band edges, to avoid going "out of band".   
    DS> There is 500 kilohertz of HF spectrum not available to General class   
    DS> licensees...and 250 kilohertz of HF spectrum not available to Advanced   
    DS> Class licensees.   
      
   You forgot to mention the much larger availablity of DX stations from other   
   regions that only Extras in Region 2 have access to.   
      
    DS> 2) The shorter 2x1 or 1x2 callsigns...*IF* you're lucky enough to   
    DS> get one.   
      
   Good luck.  There's nothing in region 4 but honestly, that's really   
   overrated to me.   
      
    DS> 3) If traveling overseas, you can get Extra Class privileges with   
    DS> the CEPT license.   
      
   That's something I didn't think about.   
      
    DS> 4) As a Volunteer Examiner, you can give and grade ALL the exams.   
      
   That too.   
      
    DS> 5) Snob appeal (hi hi).   
      
   Oh, I've seen Technicians with plenty of snob appeal.  When I first got my   
   license in 1997, I was berated for being an "appliance operator" because I   
   didn't know CW.  There's still that attitude today...   
      
   I still catch hell from these crusty "CW since 1950" operators that tell me   
   that if you don't use CW, you're not a true amateur radio operator.   
      
   73,   
   Sean KS4TD   
      
      
   -- Sean   
       
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