Pilots who are also Ham Radio ops... how many?

Now you are talking, started riding at age 12.

Have a great one!

Bush

On Sat, 6 Nov 2004 16:29:45 +0000 (UTC), Joe Morris
wrote:

WB4ZMP (after starting ham life as KN5OEQ in the 1950s)

A similar question: how many pilots are also motorcycle riders? This
question was asked by the instructor at a CFI seminar I attended in the
mid-1990s, and perhaps a quarter of the CFIs there raised their hands.

Joe Morris (also Gold Wing rider)

kontiki writes:

Just curious how many of us are out there?

One nice thing for me is that its so nice to be able to Ident an
ILS/LOM/VOR or NDB without having to decode the dits and dahs.

kontiki wrote in message ...
Just curious how many of us are out there?


I have my "basic" amateur license but still working on my morse code
endorsement but I hear that they may be giving access to all amateur
bands to everyone with basic licenses soon without morse code
qualifications.

Tien

TD wrote:
kontiki wrote in message ...

Just curious how many of us are out there?



I have my "basic" amateur license but still working on my morse code
endorsement but I hear that they may be giving access to all amateur
bands to everyone with basic licenses soon without morse code
qualifications.

Most of the HF (long distance) bands are still guarded by the 5 WPM
code test. That's the only code tests for any US ham license. I
did 20 WPM to get my Amateur Extra class license which primarily
allowed me to be come a Volunteer Examiner (the ham equivelent of
an FAA DE) back when that was where the bar set.

Frankly, it's an archaic requirement. However, 5 WPM isn't that
hard (you only have to get 25 characters in a row in a 5+ minute
sample). Most people who get as far as trying pass.

NF6F (ex-WB6QDS, WA8JKB, DL4JD and EL0AY/MM)
Dave
N2372G Cessna 182B

kontiki wrote:
One nice thing for me is that its so nice to be able to Ident an ILS/LOM/VOR or NDB
without having to decode the dits and dahs. )


I got my no-code tech license about 12 years ago, so I still
can't decode the idents without visual aids ;-) Acutally,
my instrument rating was better for ident practice by forcing
me to actually do it.

Ross
KD6IJV

Eric
WB7SDE

K7PWK
- - -
Al Gilson
N3082U
Spokane, WA
KSFF

In article , kontiki
wrote:

Just curious how many of us are out there?

One nice thing for me is that its so nice to be able to Ident an
ILS/LOM/VOR or NDB
without having to decode the dits and dahs. )

Scott
K2ST
N6482P

--
Al Gilson
Spokane, WA USA
1970 VW Convertible
1964 Cessna Skyhawk

NF6F
Dave
N2372G Cessna 182B

KD7EVS

kontiki wrote in message ...
Just curious how many of us are out there?


AA0TH.
Haven't used it since high school, though.

Jill