[Elecraft] The Technician Ten Radio

[Don Wilhelm]

The tech license *does* have HF privileges - CW on 80, 40, 15 and 10 
meters and voice on 10 meters.
Not many utilize it.

73,
Don W3FPR

On 2/7/2014 1:38 AM, Stephen Selberg wrote:
> Bill,
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> I like the idea...but... Always the but... :)
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> I think the best thing to do, is to really encourage technician licensees
> to come out to field day and get a feel of the action. I started off as a
> tech at age 13 and happily enjoyed my 50 mhz + privileges. That was until
> my first field day with West Valley on Loma Prieta at Charlie's property.
> The only thing I could talk about after was how I needed to learn CW to get
> my General ticket to work HF. Boy that was a long time ago. When did Cw go
> away again? I'm so old hihi. But my point is if we encourage the Technician
> hams to come out to field day and see how fun HF can be, and then Elmer
> them and help them pass their general class test, the world will be open to
> them. And then we can strongly urge them to drink the Elecraft kool-aid
> (Wayne can I get a referral discount off a KPA500?). I guess what I'm
> saying is why have a radio that will keep them where they're at and cap
> their knowledge when it would be better to show them and foster their
> learning to improve themselves and gain more knowledge of this wonderful
> hobby.
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