From: utzoo!decvax!ittvax!tpdcvax!bobvan
Newsgroups: net.ham-radio
Title: Re: no code license
Article-I.D.: tpdcvax.216
Posted: Fri Nov 19 22:54:35 1982
Received: Sat Nov 20 09:56:37 1982

Phil Karn's recent "no code license" article really hit home with me.

My dad is a ham.  I've got a first class radiotelephone license.  I've
got the money to buy a rig.  I'd love to experiment with SSTV, packet
radio, AMSAT, and new modulation techniques.  I've even got a program
for my micro that will teach me the code!  But I don't have my ticket.

I've spent a lot of time at hamfests and listening on the bands and am
quite certain that I am more competent technically (rf, audio, digital)
than a good percentage of the hams on the air today.  I understand why
the rules are the way they are, but wish there was a way I could get a
license without having to learn the code.

For me, learning Morse code has always been a hill that I lacked the
momentum to climb.  I even sat down (with the program) and learned all
the letters once.  There has always been something more interesting
(and easier) that led me away (CS, EE, relationships, not in that
order).

Are there any other technically competent but ticket-less
net.ham-radio readers out there?  Send mail to me and I'll summarize
the repiles.

				Bob Van Valzah
				(...!decvax!ittvax!tpdcvax!bobvan)