TID: Mystic BBS 1.12 A48   
   MSGID: 1:226/44 eb0746b8   
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   On 21 Oct 2025, Sean Dennis said the following...   
      
    SD>  MM> Which is definitely the wrong way to do it.  It's so dissapointing to   
    SD>  MM> hear hams ask questions about even the most basic stuff they would've   
    SD>  MM> known if they actually bothered to /learn/ the material, instead of   
    SD>  MM> just memorizing.   
    SD>     
    SD> Case in point: making antennas.  That's one of my favorite things about   
    SD> being a ham.  But yes, I have seen new hams ask some quiestions about   
    SD> things they should already know,.,.   
      
   Based on some of the questions and comments I hear, there are a couple "Extra"   
   class operators near me that I am thoroughly convinced never came close to   
   even smelling a passing score on their exams. (Not knowing what the legal   
   power limit is, or asking questions about re-broadcasting commercial content,   
   ad nauseam.)   
      
   I'm like you, though: antennas! I have one lone commercially made antenna, and   
   that's the 2m whip on my truck. Every other antenna in my arsenal is made by   
   hand with common materials, and I absolutely love the process.   
      
   73,   
   WZ8Q   
      
   ... I can't decide which pants to wear... smarty or fancy?   
      
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