[Fists] Avalanche of license apps

[Dan KB6NU]

Getting a license is an achievement, but come on now, you have to  
admit that in the overall scheme of things it's a relatively minor  
one. Even if there still was a code test and it was still 20 wpm,  
getting an Extra Class license wouldn't be cause for adulation. No  
matter what kind of credential you might hold, be it a college degree  
or an amateur radio license, it's just a piece of paper. It's not  
that you have that piece of paper, but what you do with it, that counts.

Am I proud that I have a piece of green paper hanging on the wall in  
my shack that says "Amateur Extra" on it? Not particularly. I am  
proud of the stuff I've built. I am proud that I've been able to help  
people by teaching a General Class license course. I am proud that  
more that some guys out there would consider me one of their Elmers.  
I am proud that I'm helping our local Red Cross chapter establish an  
amateur radio station that will help provide emergency communications  
in case of a disaster.

So, don't talk to me about what license you have or how you got it.  
Talk to me about what you've done and what you're currently doing.  
That's what matters.

73!

Dan KB6NU
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On Mar 2, 2007, at 7:37 PM, Rich Dailey (Laptop) wrote:
> I sadly have to agree with fred's quite diplomatic comments.  I  
> don't want to
> sound like one of the "moan & groan" types, and I don't consider  
> myself at
> age 44 an O.F. (my niece would disagree on this point).  I was  
> licensed at
> 17 years old, and had always been proud of that accomplishment.   
> Can anyone
> today feel the same amount of pride and accomplishment on obtaining  
> an extra class amateur license
> that I did?  I don't think so.  I feel sad for the new licensee...  
> that he cannot feel that.
>
> N8UX