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Ham Radio Licenses
"Doug Dotson" wrote in
: Comments below. Doug, k3qt s/v Callista "Terry King" wrote in message I believe that 20 years from now, the 'credentialing' that hidebound 'trades' use for self-job-protection will fade even more, and "just-in- time" Education will supercede the 4-year college model. I suspect that is true. The First Class Commercial Radiotelephone license I worked so hard on in High School is no longer required to fix broadcast transmitters. And the world has not come to an end. People who can do the job get hired to do it, and those who can't get fired. Used to be they BOTH had licenses... I believe that the GROL is required now isn't it? Nope. No license is required to operate or maintain any radio transmitter EXCEPT marine or aviation, now. I have a 1st Phone (now expired, dammit) on my wall I worked very hard to get. I keep the damned GROL giveaway hidden in a drawer, just because they say I have to have it to work on marine radios. The old 1st Phone MEANT something to the employers and your peers. It was a badge of accomplishment. It put you in a fraternity of technicians with proven skills. GROL is a joke. Just like the Volunteer Examiner ham licenses, it wouldn't surprise me if you could buy one for $500 under the table. By the way, the GMDSS operator and servicer tests are a pain in the ass....(c; I passed.... Larry |
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Ham Radio Licenses
Examiner ham licenses, it wouldn't surprise me if you could buy one for
$500 under the table. I've heard of some getting one for free. By the way, the GMDSS operator and servicer tests are a pain in the ass....(c; I passed.... Agreed. I didn't bother with the Op license, just the Maint. Larry |
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Ham Radio Licenses
Yeah Larry,
Aint much worth it any more. I worked hard to get my 1st Phone w/Radar and My Extra (20). Now I have a GROL, and a ham license that any one with a decent memory can get. Todays license is not a test of understanding it's just a memory test, short term at that. CW does offer a respite from the empty babble cluttering up the phone bands. Cheers es 73, Scott W7GSM Larry W4CSC wrote: "Doug Dotson" wrote in : Comments below. Doug, k3qt s/v Callista "Terry King" wrote in message I believe that 20 years from now, the 'credentialing' that hidebound 'trades' use for self-job-protection will fade even more, and "just-in- time" Education will supercede the 4-year college model. I suspect that is true. The First Class Commercial Radiotelephone license I worked so hard on in High School is no longer required to fix broadcast transmitters. And the world has not come to an end. People who can do the job get hired to do it, and those who can't get fired. Used to be they BOTH had licenses... I believe that the GROL is required now isn't it? Nope. No license is required to operate or maintain any radio transmitter EXCEPT marine or aviation, now. I have a 1st Phone (now expired, dammit) on my wall I worked very hard to get. I keep the damned GROL giveaway hidden in a drawer, just because they say I have to have it to work on marine radios. The old 1st Phone MEANT something to the employers and your peers. It was a badge of accomplishment. It put you in a fraternity of technicians with proven skills. GROL is a joke. Just like the Volunteer Examiner ham licenses, it wouldn't surprise me if you could buy one for $500 under the table. By the way, the GMDSS operator and servicer tests are a pain in the ass....(c; I passed.... Larry |
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