And ARRL loves to crow about the increase in individuals getting
licensed, and the all-time high in total licensees in the US.
Well, folks, this is where a lot of your new Technicians are coming from.
In many public agencies, especially those who are first-responders,
staff are being "encouraged" to get their Tech. license.
I have a good friend who is Deputy Chief of a local fire department. He
has his Tech. license, and a couple of HTs, but has no interest in going
any farther in ham radio.
I tell him about the regional hamfests and conventions that I attend,
and the HF antennas and equipment that I buy, but I may as well be
talking into a mic with the power to the radio turned off.
73 de Jim - AD6CW
On 5/21/2014 9:28 PM, TTMaven wrote:
Your comments fit with my take... after attending the Homeland
Security Forum at Dayton last week. The government workers are
getting ham licenses. They think that gives them training as radio
operators. It appears they will be in charge, and we must work for
them. Not that is all bad, but we will not be in charge. The image of
the ham operator showing up to save the day is long gone already.
Hams "might" be used as auxiliary operators, when there are not enough
trained government guys, and hams will be working for the govt boys -
not the other way around.
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