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   On Sun, 2 Nov 2025 09:48:10 -0500   
   "Randall Schad" (1:226/44)  wrote:   
      
   > On 21 Oct 2025, Sean Dennis said the following...   
   >    
   >  SD>  MM> Which is definitely the wrong way to do it.  It's so   
   >  SD>  MM> dissapointing to hear hams ask questions about even the   
   >  SD>  MM> most basic stuff they would've known if they actually   
   >  SD>  MM> bothered to /learn/ the material, instead of just   
   >  SD>  MM> memorizing.     
   >  SD>     
   >  SD> Case in point: making antennas.  That's one of my favorite   
   >  SD> things about being a ham.  But yes, I have seen new hams ask   
   >  SD> some quiestions about 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.   
      
   I can learn enough to pass and forget the next day. That's why we have   
   the internet, so I don't have to fill my junk with stuff I will never   
   use.    
      
   Some people can pass exams and forget what they learned. Some people   
   can remember everything but couldn't pass an exam to save their life.   
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