HOW MANY ADVANCED OR EXTRA CLASSES DOES IT TAKE TO [Archive]

WA9SVD

02-28-2007, 02:16 AM

Quote[/b] (N9LCD @ Feb. 27 2007,18:15)]Nobody Knows because:

Light bulbs are too low tech to for them bother.;

Light bulbs don't QSL;

Light bulbs don't count for WAZ, WAS, DXCC, etc;

Most Advanced or Extra classes are too old and out of shape to climb a ladder.

NO CODE AND PROUD!!!!!

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Proud of WHAT?
Proud that you didn't want to make an effort get a license under the rules required, hoping the rules would be relaxed?
PROUD that it was more important to wait until those requirements were relaxed, than to actually get your license?

That you were so dedicated and interested in Amateur Radio that you waited to get a license when the code was no longer required? (IF that is the case?)

PROUD that you didn't make the effort many of us had to put forth to attain our licenses?

Proud that you waited for the rules to be relaxed, rather than get the license you wanted, or thought you deserved, except fot that measly 5 WPM Morse Element 1 requirement?

PROUD that you passed Tech, General, or Extra exams? OK, that is worthy of congratulation. It IS an achievement, as was achievement of Advanced, and Novice in years gone by. But for all that, a 5 WPM exam previously required should NOT have stopped you, or anyone, from getting their license.

Sorry. In your own terms, most Advanced and Extra Amateurs will have the lights changed AND replaced with more efficient bulbs (where appropriate) before you even get a clue that the light's even out.
Yeah. Most Advanced and Extra's will have the light replaced before you even know about it.... But YOU won't have a clue. Because... Oh yeah. You won't know how to replace a light bulb . You're not qualified. It requires an Advanced or Extra license.

BTW, there's NO pride in "no code." (Nor should there be any shame; the FCC sets the rules.) Whatever your class license. THAT is what is in the FCC database, and what is printed on your paper licese. Unless, of course
you wish to make that distinction yourself, and for some reason want to emphasize the fact. But I doubt it will get you any consideration here, or anywhere else as a "person with impaired abilities."

wb4old

02-28-2007, 02:20 AM

One. Without whining that it is too hard or do not want to, and is a Ham.

KA4DPO

02-28-2007, 02:42 AM

Quote[/b] (N9LCD @ Feb. 27 2007,20:15)]NO CODE AND PROUD!!!!!

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Of what? http://www.qrz.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/rock.gif

KA4DPO

02-28-2007, 02:56 AM

Quote[/b] (KA4DPO @ Feb. 27 2007,21:42)]Quote[/b] (N9LCD @ Feb. 27 2007,20:15)]NO CODE AND PROUD!!!!!

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Of what? http://www.qrz.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/rock.gif
That's like saying ignorant illeterate toothless moron and proud.

KC0OFZ

02-28-2007, 02:59 AM

Quote[/b] (KA4DPO @ Feb. 27 2007,19:42)]Quote[/b] (N9LCD @ Feb. 27 2007,20:15)]NO CODE AND PROUD!!!!!

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Of what? http://www.qrz.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/rock.gif
He is proud that he managed to get that unfair written test passed. #

ab9lz

02-28-2007, 03:30 AM

Quote[/b] (N9LCD @ Feb. 27 2007,18:15)]NO CODE AND PROUD!!!!!
most advanced and extras don't have to say "would you like fries with that" when they are at work, thus are able to hire those who are unwilling to learn something as simple as morse code, to change the bulbs for them....

K4KWH

02-28-2007, 03:59 AM

I am certain that 10 Y/O EXTRA that I worked several years ago ON CW would be a bit put out. #And when the "hotshots" that are so "proud" that they memorized them test'es can't get their HF mobile antenna to work due to impedance issues, it might be one of those old, feeble Advanceds that you come to.

--. --- # .--- #..- #-- #.--. #.. #-. #- #--- #. #.-.. #.- #-.- #. !!
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73

ka0gkt

02-28-2007, 04:03 AM

Hmmm...the last light bulb I changed was at the top of a 300' tower, the guy at the bottom of the tower held an Amateur Extra, I hold an Amateur Advanced license, and teh bulbs were 600 watt aircraft obstruction beacon lamps and 125 watt aircraft obstruction lamps.

I don't need to do that any longer. The poor backward Amateur Extra and Amateur Advanced replaced the incandescent lamps with LED markers and Beacons.

So..I guess the answer is Two...but they only need to do it Once

73 DE KAØGKT/7

--Steve

va7aax

02-28-2007, 04:12 AM

Quote[/b] (kc7jty @ Feb. 27 2007,18:58)]Quote[/b] (va7aax @ Feb. 27 2007,18:23)]Quote[/b] (kc7jty @ Feb. 27 2007,18:20)]Quote[/b] (N9LCD @ Feb. 27 2007,18:15)]NO CODE AND PROUD!!!!!

#http://www.qrz.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif
That's the SPIRIT! Carry on my man.
it should be more like #'' #thats NOT the spirit'' #!
only in your world
i myself havent given the code test. BUT I KNOW THE CODE ! i have been practicing it. i wouldnt call myself NO CODE AND PROUD , if thats what you want , you better start taking that out and start learning the code

ky5u

02-28-2007, 04:20 AM

Takes only one Advanced or Extra. They just change the bulb. No argument about who blew out the bulb, whether young people are interested in light, whether the light is keeping out people from Amateur Radio, whether the light serves regulatory purpose, whether the fixture is outdated. They know we need light to see and just change the $%^& bulb.

N9LCD

02-28-2007, 04:28 AM

Proud of WHAT?

I am proud that:

I passed the Technician's test on the first try;

I tried seven or eight times to learn the code;

I had enough of common sense to recognize my lack of ability and move on;

I am the best radio operator that I can be within the limitations of my equipment, talents and interests;

I can change light bulbs. do plumbing, carpentry and service "hollow-" and solid-state gear within the limitations of my test equipment and manual dexterity;

I have an advanced degree in finance and my own financial consulting/services practice;

I recognize amateur radio / electronics as a hobby and not a way of life;

That I have the sense to recognize my limitations and to do the best within those limitations.

BTW: I AM NOT CLAIMING ANY DISABILITY!

You can:

Drive a car without making it to Indy or Elkhart Lake;

Sing without making it to the Met or La Scala;

Fly without piloting a 747 or F/A-18;

Engage in sports without being a pro, "all star", or having an 8-figure income.

Let's face it, we all have different talents and abilities. If we didn't, we'd all be "machines".

kd7msc

02-28-2007, 04:35 AM

Quote[/b] (N9LCD @ Feb. 27 2007,13:28)]Proud of WHAT?
#

I am proud that:

I passed the Technician's test on the first try;

I tried seven or eight times to learn the code;

I had enough of common sense to recognize my lack of ability and move on;

I am the best radio operator that I can be within the limitations of my equipment, talents and interests;

I can change light bulbs. do plumbing, carpentry and service "hollow-" and solid-state gear within the limitations of my test equipment and manual dexterity;

I have an advanced degree in finance and my own financial consulting/services practice;

I recognize amateur radio / electronics as a hobby and not a way of life;

That I have the sense to recognize my limitations and to do the best within those limitations.

BTW: #I AM NOT CLAIMING ANY DISABILITY!

You can:

Drive a car without making it to Indy or Elkhart Lake;

Sing without making it to the Met or La Scala;

Fly without piloting a 747 or F/A-18;

Engage in sports without being a pro, "all star", or having an 8-figure income.

Let's face it, we all have different talents and abilities. #If we didn't, we'd all be "machines".
Wow! You da man http://www.qrz.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/rock.gif

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KI4ITV

02-28-2007, 04:41 AM

One.
I changed one this morning in my sons closet, all by myself. http://www.qrz.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/cool.gif

ka3trx

02-28-2007, 04:50 AM

Why change a light bulb when they're so easy to repair?

n2nh

02-28-2007, 06:01 AM

Quote[/b] (N9LCD @ Feb. 27 2007,20:15)]NO CODE AND PROUD!!!!!
And still a Tech according to the database here.

K7JEM

02-28-2007, 07:01 AM

2,312.

800 who argue that the change is needed,
1500 who argue that the bulb doesn't need to be changed, it has served us well for years and it would show a lack of respect to those "real" hams who have basked in the illumination of the lamp if we now change it.

12 to submit various petitions to the FCC as to why the bulb should or should not be changed.

The FCC finally issues a statement that the bulb no longer serves an illuminatory purpose, and decrees that the bulb will be changed, 30 days after it's published in the federal register.

Joe

ka5piu

02-28-2007, 07:50 AM

Quote[/b] (ka3trx @ Feb. 27 2007,21:50)]Why change a light bulb when they're so easy to repair?
Hello.

Repair of a light bulb is quite hard.
Try an early Edison with the carbon filament.

w7act

02-28-2007, 08:10 AM

Quote[/b] (N9LCD @ Feb. 27 2007,10:15)]Nobody Knows because:

Light bulbs are too low tech to for them bother.;

Light bulbs don't QSL;

Light bulbs don't count for WAZ, WAS, DXCC, etc;

Most Advanced or Extra classes are too old and out of shape to climb a ladder.

NO CODE AND PROUD!!!!!

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Come on Guy's give it a rest, It's over with, It's in the past. Let's quite bickering amongst ourselves and move on, this isn't proving anything except rubbing salt into the wounds on both sides.

Let's stop the fighting amongst ourselves and make Ham Radio a better place there's room for all of us if we'll just show some common courtesy towards each other.

de 73's

Archie
W7ACT/AG

An Ex-NCT

ab9lz

02-28-2007, 12:40 PM

Quote[/b] (KI4PEQ @ Feb. 27 2007,21:44)]It seems this thread has struck a nerve with some of the more senior amateurs on this forum. Isn't it strange that when a veteran amateur posts "How many no code amateurs does it take to change a light bulb" it's considered comedy, but when the shoe is on the other foot, OH NO, YOU'RE INSULTING US! WE KNOW CODE!

Good for you. Since it is no longer REQUIRED to know code, your point is moot. Send all the CW you want. There's no longer a requirement to know it.
If you read the post carefully you'll see that I said "unwilling to learn"... not technician... big difference. A few of the posters here have been very verbal in the past about their unwillingness to learn, and have gone on to whine about how "unfair" ham radio has been.

This same class of folks in society in general typically collect welfare checks for a living. And now that they've won a $5k lotto, they are going around telling the rest of us that we are stupid for having actually worked for a living.

W0BKR

02-28-2007, 12:53 PM

Want some cheese with your subliminal whine? http://www.qrz.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif http://www.qrz.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif

Can you spell troll?

WA9UAA

02-28-2007, 03:14 PM

You guys totally missed the point, the light bulb must really want to change! http://www.qrz.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif
73,
Rob WA9UAA

N4AUD

02-28-2007, 03:26 PM

I have not heard ONE of the new no-code upgrades get insulted on HF. As far as I can tell all the animosity is on the internet.

ky5u

02-28-2007, 03:37 PM

How many NCTs does it take to change a lightbulb?

1. Two. One to hold it and the other to pound it into the socket with a hammer.

2. Two. One to change it and the other to "experience it".

3. None. NCTs don't screw in lightbulbs. They do it in the back seat of Toyotas.

4. One, but it takes a whole case of lightbulbs.

5. What kind of answer seems right to you?

6. Two: One to screw it in and one to observe how the lightbulb itself symbolizes a single incandescent beacon of subjective reality in a netherworld of endless absurdity reaching out toward a maudlin cosmos of nothingness.

7. Two. One to assure that they know exactly how to do it without any help while the other screws the bulb into the water faucet.

8. All of them.

9. None, because people who glow in the dark don't need lightbulbs.

10. The sun is shining, the day is young, we've got our whole lives ahead of us, and you're inside worrying about a stupid burned-out light bulb?

11. What's a lightbulb?

12. Five. One to hold the bulb and four to drink until the room spins.

13. Nineteen. One to hold the elephant, and the penguin to fill up the car with a deaf fish.

14. It will never change if you force it to change.

15. Two. One to screw it in and one to say "Fabulous!"

and

16. How many Canadian Amateurs does it take? Both of them.

W0BKR

02-28-2007, 03:57 PM

Quote[/b] (n4aud @ Feb. 28 2007,08:26)]I have not heard ONE of the new no-code upgrades get insulted on HF. #As far as I can tell all the animosity is on the internet.
Let's hope it stay off there also...but with some of the clueless attitudes and fog some are in, I suspect it will spew out there as well...

Glad I have a VFO Dial....

Spin....

ai4ep

02-28-2007, 04:01 PM

:rock: ....so ( more or less ) what all this hate and discontent boils down to COULD be this scenerio ---

all these folks worked real hard for a long time to get to where they are ( the older farts ) .

Now along come these newfangled whippersnappers who ( by the grace and everlasting mercy of the federal government / FCC ) are enjoying communicating on the same frequencies, with less than half of the work / effort.

So ( of course ) there is envy, jealousy, hatred , sporatic acts of verbal violence between the two groups.

Both groups went by the rules and regulations of the FCC at the time they got their license ( dont think any one disagrees with that part ).

So, with all due respect to both sides, if there is any participitant that is at fault, it is the FCC. The judge messed up.

Like others have posted here, I dont hear any hate or animosity ON - THE - AIR, it is all here on the internet .

So, kids, get over it.

It aint like the FCC is going to reverse their December 2006 decision...the FCC dont DO that kind of stuff. They thought long and hard ( about 10 seconds worth ) before making this decision to do what they did.

So, both sides, behave. There are agitators on both sides ( every one knows who they are ) who need to act better ( myself included ).

...and...complaining to the FCC wont do any good, it will just lessen their already low opinion OF amateurs and wont help nothing for our future.

If YOU like to use CW, then ( by all means ) use it till your fingers / toes fall off...and if you don't, well, use another mode for your communications ( there are many to choose from ) .

simple & to the point. http://www.qrz.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif

N8CPA

02-28-2007, 04:16 PM

I know how to rub sticks together to make fire. I know how to raid behives for wax. I know how to use fermented fruit to treat the stings.

So--who needs light bulbs?

And I'm so proud I never sailed around the world solo. It's such an accomplishment!

va7aax

02-28-2007, 04:20 PM

Quote[/b] (AG4YO @ Feb. 28 2007,08:37)]16. How many Canadian Amateurs does it take? #Both of them.
thats just unneccesary .

ka7fox

02-28-2007, 04:31 PM

Quote[/b] (AG4YO @ Feb. 28 2007,08:37)]16. How many Canadian Amateurs does it take? Both of them.

So we have me, VA7FEN... and VA7AAX... oh wait, VA7OTR, VA7TLK and possibly VA7SSJ are coming down this weekend for a Boeing Surplus run and to get the Service Monitor...

wait, thats 5...

hehe

N2RJ

02-28-2007, 04:37 PM

Quote[/b] (N9LCD @ Feb. 27 2007,20:15)]Nobody Knows because:

Light bulbs are too low tech to for them bother.;
Better to be an supervisor than a grunt.

Quote[/b] ]Light bulbs don't QSL;

No code sour grapes. I'm sure a lot of NCG's and NCE's are going to cry foul about people who don't QSL.

Quote[/b] ]Light bulbs don't count for WAZ, WAS, DXCC, etc;

More no-code sour grapes. You can't seriously think that no-coders aren't going to chase awards (and seriously at that), right?

Quote[/b] ]Most Advanced or Extra classes are too old and out of shape to climb a ladder.

Definitely not me. Many new no-code g/e's are over 30. I'm not!

N2RJ

02-28-2007, 04:42 PM

Quote[/b] (K7JEM @ Feb. 28 2007,02:01)]The FCC finally issues a statement that the bulb no longer serves an illuminatory purpose, and decrees that the bulb will be changed, 30 days after it's published in the federal register.

Joe
Nope, they'll say that we don't need the bulb anymore because the sun shines during the day.

Bruce Perens, Fred Maia, Carl Stephensen et al and the many anti-lighters will then boast about a "victory" on their website "no lightbulb international"

They claim that we get enough light from the sun and those that want to see in the dark shouldn't be forced to see the lightbulb, and that those that want light can bring their own flashlights.

Those that have seen the benefit of the light for years will just shake their heads in disgust but continue to teach others to light the way properly.

N2RJ

02-28-2007, 04:43 PM

Quote[/b] (ka7fox @ Feb. 28 2007,11:31)]Quote[/b] (AG4YO @ Feb. 28 2007,08:37)]16. How many Canadian Amateurs does it take? #Both of them.

So we have me, VA7FEN... and VA7AAX... oh wait, VA7OTR, VA7TLK and possibly VA7SSJ are coming down this weekend for a Boeing Surplus run and to get the Service Monitor...

wait, thats 5...

hehe
Don't forget VE7KFM with his toooob with handles!

n2nh

02-28-2007, 05:04 PM

Hmmm... title in all caps, trolling, idiotic but hard to ignore topic. Hey, aren't you 3XR's evil twin?
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ai4me

02-28-2007, 05:50 PM

Im not old!

ai4ep

02-28-2007, 06:23 PM

SEE ? http://www.qrz.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif

Arent we getting along better already ?http://www.qrz.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif

k0cmh

02-28-2007, 07:34 PM

Well, I'm better than you are.

No your not, but my dad is a cop and he will arrest your dad.

Oh Yea, will my did knows a city councilman and he will fire your dad.

Oh Yea, wellll. Woop!

Hey BooP! Smack!

Wahhhhh Wahhhhh, I'm telling your mom.

kc7jty

02-28-2007, 10:28 PM

Quote[/b] (KA4DPO @ Feb. 27 2007,19:56)]Quote[/b] (KA4DPO @ Feb. 27 2007,21:42)]Quote[/b] (N9LCD @ Feb. 27 2007,20:15)]NO CODE AND PROUD!!!!!

#http://www.qrz.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif
Of what? http://www.qrz.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/rock.gif
That's like saying ignorant illeterate toothless moron and proud.
How about a picture John? I'll bet I'm better looking than you and in better shape, not to mention in possession of a significantly higher IQ.

hear that kids? If you're not sucking the Morse code teet you are:
"ignorant illeterate toothless moron"
Spelling doesn't count with this guy either looks like. It's toofless.

n2zn

02-28-2007, 11:06 PM

Quote[/b] (N9LCD @ Feb. 27 2007,18:15)]Most Advanced or Extra classes are too old and out of shape to climb a ladder.
I climb ladders all the time. #To put up/maintain my HF antennas, mostly.

I got my Extra when I was 16. #Strange, I didn't feel old back then! #I still feel pretty good now, even though I'm 25. #

I guess earning an Extra class license with a code requirement ages/dates you instantly. #Well, at least now it does.

By the way, where are all the new upgradees? #I haven't heard anyone on HF with the /AG or /AE. #Strange.

By the way, does anyone here remember /KT #?

kc7jty

02-28-2007, 11:15 PM

Quote[/b] (n2zn @ Feb. 28 2007,16:06)]By the way, where are all the new upgradees? #I haven't heard anyone on HF with the /AG or /AE. #Strange.
maybe they can sense you are listening and are afraid to enter into your presence.

K7JEM

03-01-2007, 12:16 AM

Quote[/b] (n2zn @ Feb. 28 2007,16:06)]By the way, does anyone here remember /KT ?
It's still there, available to any novice that upgrades to tech.

Joe

N5PVL

03-01-2007, 01:10 AM

Just one advanced or extra class ham is required to change a light-bulb. - They pass the job on to a number of generals or techs.

What would that number be?

K7JEM

03-01-2007, 01:29 AM

None. Lightbulb changing is a job for novices.

KC9JIQ

03-01-2007, 01:31 AM

Quote[/b] (K7JEM @ Feb. 28 2007,17:16)]Quote[/b] (n2zn @ Feb. 28 2007,16:06)]By the way, does anyone here remember /KT ?
It's still there, available to any novice that upgrades to tech.

Joe
LOL http://www.qrz.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif

ai4ep

03-01-2007, 02:18 AM

Let us see if this post goes missing, too.

But this one problably will not.

K4KWH

03-01-2007, 03:58 AM

Quote[/b] (kd7msc @ Feb. 27 2007,21:35)]Quote[/b] (N9LCD @ Feb. 27 2007,13:28)]Proud of WHAT?
#

I am proud that:

I passed the Technician's test on the first try;

I tried seven or eight times to learn the code;

I had enough of common sense to recognize my lack of ability and move on;

I am the best radio operator that I can be within the limitations of my equipment, talents and interests;

I can change light bulbs. do plumbing, carpentry and service "hollow-" and solid-state gear within the limitations of my test equipment and manual dexterity;

I have an advanced degree in finance and my own financial consulting/services practice;

I recognize amateur radio / electronics as a hobby and not a way of life;

That I have the sense to recognize my limitations and to do the best within those limitations.

BTW: #I AM NOT CLAIMING ANY DISABILITY!

You can:

Drive a car without making it to Indy or Elkhart Lake;

Sing without making it to the Met or La Scala;

Fly without piloting a 747 or F/A-18;

Engage in sports without being a pro, "all star", or having an 8-figure income.

Let's face it, we all have different talents and abilities. #If we didn't, we'd all be "machines".
Wow! You da man # http://www.qrz.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/rock.gif

http://www.qrz.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif
Then why rag on the Advanced and Extras who may have a few years on 'em and happened to have passed the code when it was REQUIRED for ANY class of ticket? #You don't know anything about THESE people that you made generalizations about, either. #*I* operated locomotives (tho that wasn't my actual job, but I learned it in my work with the railroad), and I flew twin engine aircraft. #So WHAT? What does THAT and being an "old" Advanced or Extra ticket holder have to do with the price of eggs? #http://www.qrz.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/sad.gif

kd7msc

03-01-2007, 04:02 AM

Quote[/b] (K4KWH @ Feb. 28 2007,12:58)]Quote[/b] (kd7msc @ Feb. 27 2007,21:35)]Quote[/b] (N9LCD @ Feb. 27 2007,13:28)]Proud of WHAT?
#

I am proud that:

I passed the Technician's test on the first try;

I tried seven or eight times to learn the code;

I had enough of common sense to recognize my lack of ability and move on;

I am the best radio operator that I can be within the limitations of my equipment, talents and interests;

I can change light bulbs. do plumbing, carpentry and service "hollow-" and solid-state gear within the limitations of my test equipment and manual dexterity;

I have an advanced degree in finance and my own financial consulting/services practice;

I recognize amateur radio / electronics as a hobby and not a way of life;

That I have the sense to recognize my limitations and to do the best within those limitations.

BTW: #I AM NOT CLAIMING ANY DISABILITY!

You can:

Drive a car without making it to Indy or Elkhart Lake;

Sing without making it to the Met or La Scala;

Fly without piloting a 747 or F/A-18;

Engage in sports without being a pro, "all star", or having an 8-figure income.

Let's face it, we all have different talents and abilities. #If we didn't, we'd all be "machines".
Wow! You da man # http://www.qrz.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/rock.gif

http://www.qrz.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif
Then why rag on the Advanced and Extras who may have a few years on 'em and happened to have passed the code when it was REQUIRED for ANY class of ticket? #You don't know anything about THESE people that you made generalizations about, either. #*I* operated locomotives (tho that wasn't my actual job, but I learned it in my work with the railroad), and I flew twin engine aircraft. #So WHAT? What does THAT and being an "old" Advanced or Extra ticket holder have to do with the price of eggs? #http://www.qrz.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/sad.gif
What?

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KC0UUP

03-01-2007, 05:36 PM

Quote[/b] (ai4ep @ Feb. 28 2007,12:18)]Let us see if this post goes missing, too.

But this one problably will not.
All of the topics with this code no-code crap should go missing. This stuff is just plain stupid.

ky5u

03-01-2007, 05:52 PM

Quote[/b] (KC0UUP @ Mar. 01 2007,10:36)]Quote[/b] (ai4ep @ Feb. 28 2007,12:18)]Let us see if this post goes missing, too.

But this one problably will not.
All of the topics with this code no-code crap should go missing. This stuff is just plain stupid.
Stupid is as stupid does. Welcome to the not smart enough to use the "X" in the upper right corner if you don't like what you see club.

kc7jty

03-01-2007, 05:56 PM

Quote[/b] (AG4YO @ Mar. 01 2007,10:52)]Quote[/b] (KC0UUP @ Mar. 01 2007,10:36)]Quote[/b] (ai4ep @ Feb. 28 2007,12:18)]Let us see if this post goes missing, too.

But this one problably will not.
All of the topics with this code no-code crap should go missing. #This stuff is just plain stupid.
Stupid is as stupid does. #Welcome to the not smart enough to use the "X" in the upper right corner if you don't like what you see club.
HAAAH! http://www.qrz.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/laugh.gif

ai4ep

03-01-2007, 06:02 PM

The casual reader should remember that Charlie is arguing with folks on his I Q level, which may appear humorous to the rest of us.

rofl !!! http://www.qrz.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif

ac3p

03-01-2007, 06:27 PM

Hey! This EXTRA not only can change a light bulb but can send morse code with one too. But 20 wpm is a bit too fast for an incandescent bulb so I QRS a bit. # #http://www.qrz.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/laugh.gif

W4HAY

03-02-2007, 01:56 PM

One, so he can see to balance the idling plate currents of the four push-pull/parallel 813s in his homebrew Class-C 20-Meter kilowatt!

(Why do I get the impression that most of us OFs are laughing our arses off at the replies? Too many newbies are just like the ol' boy-dog -- they can dish it out, but they sure can't take it!)

KC2ESD

03-03-2007, 02:19 AM

http://eaulive.free.fr/photos/Stop-Dear_God.jpg

AMEN Brother.

ky5u

03-03-2007, 05:11 AM

Quote[/b] (KI4PEQ @ Mar. 02 2007,19:14)]Quote[/b] (ai4ep @ Mar. 01 2007,12:02)]The casual reader should remember that Charlie is arguing with folks on his I Q level, which may appear humorous to the rest of us.
I didn't know that IQ test quotients went into the single digits. I learn something new every day.
Now if I were to reply in like kind, you'd be crying about personal attacks, wouldn't you? http://www.qrz.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wow.gif

kn4ds

03-03-2007, 05:40 AM

Quote[/b] (AG4YO @ Mar. 03 2007,00:11)]Quote[/b] (KI4PEQ @ Mar. 02 2007,19:14)]Quote[/b] (ai4ep @ Mar. 01 2007,12:02)]The casual reader should remember that Charlie is arguing with folks on his I Q level, which may appear humorous to the rest of us.
I didn't know that IQ test quotients went into the single digits. I learn something new every day.
Now if I were to reply in like kind, you'd be crying about personal attacks, wouldn't you? http://www.qrz.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wow.gif
Taking the high road... nice to see, Charlie.

KE5KWB

03-03-2007, 06:41 PM

Quote[/b] (ab9lz @ Feb. 27 2007,20:30)]Quote[/b] (N9LCD @ Feb. 27 2007,18:15)]NO CODE AND PROUD!!!!!
most advanced and extras don't have to say "would you like fries with that" when they are at work, thus are able to hire those who are unwilling to learn something as simple as morse code, to change the bulbs for them....
Most advanced and extras have to say "Welcome to Wal Mart" and get the young guy in the light-bulb department to change it.

n8ats

03-03-2007, 06:49 PM

apparently it takes quite a few hams to change a light bulb regardless of class, pretty much everyone that commented to the lightbulb thread, myself included http://www.qrz.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif

k7mh

03-03-2007, 07:55 PM

Screw the light bulbs! They draw down the current available to my amp! http://www.qrz.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/cool.gif

kc0voo

03-03-2007, 07:59 PM

You all are looking at this wrong... Heres how it goes:

1. hmm kinda dark in here, but I can still read my compy monitor and see the radio.
2. hmm which knob is the notch filter again, dang its dark, oooh looky there a desk lamp. problem fixed.
3. Wifey comes in the room and asks what your doing in a dark cave, you reply with "I decided to use the desk lamp in an effort to create a more romantic atmosphere." Wifey says "Whatever"
4. Desk lamp burns out...
5. Now where was that knob again?
6. To eliminate knob finding problem now you take HF rig and your VHF/UHF rig point thier faces towards each other so the backlighting of the displays casts enough light to read the front of the other radio.
7. Wifey comes back in and asks why its pitch black, you respond with " I have a headache and it was too bright in here... Wifey shakes head and leaves again.

fast forward 2 days later.

8. Wifey comes in yet again, flips light switch this time and realizes the light dosent come on, then she comes over and clicks the desk lamp, that dosent come on... Then you get "THE LOOK" if your married you know what I am talking about, but at this time its pitch black you say?? You do not need light to know your getting "THE LOOK" you feel a burning sensation in your frontal lobe and then you automatically know you wont be getting any "nookie" for at least 2 weeks. If your not married you will learn about "THE LOOK" someday...
8. At this point you are trying to do ANYTHING to save your dignity and you say to Wifey "Oh yeah I forgot to tell you I disabled all incandescent light bulbs in the room due to a RF experiment you are conducting involving the emissions of a tungsten filament fed with a 60Hertz sine wave.
Fast forward another 2 weeks...
9. Sitting at dinner with the Wifey, conversation as normal, until she says "I went down to your room and was looking for our tax info from last year and when are you going to fix the lights?"
You sitting there after 3 or 4 beers and a half mouthfull of steak mumble "yeah I will pick up some bulbs on my way home from work to morrow" Then you all of the sudden feel that burning sensation again and look up and now you see what all married men fear... Super She-Devil is sitting across from you http://www.qrz.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/mad.gif and she replies with "You have been sitting down in that dark @!@#$% room for six @#$%& weeks because your too *%$# lazy to change a $1.00 light @(#* bulb?"
10. At this point you are realizing it will be at least 4 months before you are going to get any loving what so ever....
11. You come home from work early the next day with 3 bags full of light bulbs, proceed to change every bulb in the house in a preventative effort to avoid the embarassment again any time soon.

So therefore, it takes only one Amateur Extra to change the light bulb, but it takes them 6 weeks, a case of beer, one pissed off wife and a ruined steak dinner before it gets done.:D

ai4ep

03-04-2007, 01:12 AM

...( attempt at humor )...

it could be the same folks that buy these lisght bulb inserts that lat you manually turn down any light bulb output down to around 5 - 10 watts ( so they last longer ).....and light the radio room by candlelight ( or the whole house )...the hubby dont work ( bad back ? ) and the wife has 2 jobs , the kids have no shoes in the summertime, but the amateur station has a KW amplifier ( or more ), with a shiny new tower, and big antenna.... the wifes car tires are re-caps, and the motor knocks...but there is no money for a newer vehicle, yet there IS plenty of money for amateur / cb radio projects...the peanut butter jars have 2111 on the lid, but no one has got sick yet and the jar aint half empty... the lawn mower dont work, there are torn bags of aluminum cans ( mostly beer ) scattered through the back yard, and the mailbox is lying next to the pavement...but the hubby cant put the mailbox back up ( bad back, remember ? ) , yet he can swing the 42 pounds of a kenwood ts - 940 HF rig with ease . He can also talk on the radio all day, but cant cook a microwave meal for himself or the kids.

blah blah blah http://www.qrz.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif

KB2SFH

03-04-2007, 04:31 PM

Quote[/b] (N9LCD @ Feb. 28 2007,00:28)]Proud of WHAT?
#

I am proud that:

I passed the Technician's test on the first try;

I tried seven or eight times to learn the code;

I had enough of common sense to recognize my lack of ability and move on;

I am the best radio operator that I can be within the limitations of my equipment, talents and interests;

I can change light bulbs. do plumbing, carpentry and service "hollow-" and solid-state gear within the limitations of my test equipment and manual dexterity;

I have an advanced degree in finance and my own financial consulting/services practice;

I recognize amateur radio / electronics as a hobby and not a way of life;

That I have the sense to recognize my limitations and to do the best within those limitations.

BTW: #I AM NOT CLAIMING ANY DISABILITY!

You can:

Drive a car without making it to Indy or Elkhart Lake;

Sing without making it to the Met or La Scala;

Fly without piloting a 747 or F/A-18;

Engage in sports without being a pro, "all star", or having an 8-figure income.

Let's face it, we all have different talents and abilities. #If we didn't, we'd all be "machines".
Your tried 7 or 8 times to LEARN the code or take the code TEST?

Big difference.

w8ob

03-04-2007, 05:24 PM

Quote[/b] (N9LCD @ Feb. 27 2007,23:15)]Nobody Knows because:

Light bulbs are too low tech to for them bother.;

Light bulbs don't QSL;

Light bulbs don't count for WAZ, WAS, DXCC, etc;

Most Advanced or Extra classes are too old and out of shape to climb a ladder.

NO CODE AND PROUD!!!!!

#http://www.qrz.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif
Only takes one about 5 seconds or less to git er done. I am old and have a blown and reconstructed left knee and based on the fine physical conditons of the newbies I see at hamfests, #I bet I could work and run circles around the whiners and complainers.Even though I am qualified to lay around and collect disability money, I choose to work a 40+ hour week. You see #we OF's were raised to never under any conditions to accept things as tooooo hard or to waste more time crying about something than it takes to complete the task. This constant gloating and trolling #will only result in the new guys still being on the outside looking in.

N8CPA

03-04-2007, 05:40 PM

Here's troll for a troll.

Real hams don't need mikes, computers, or lightbulbs.

KA4DPO

03-04-2007, 05:48 PM

Quote[/b] (N8CPA @ Mar. 04 2007,12:40)]Here's troll for a troll.

Real hams don't need mikes, computers, or lightbulbs.
That's right, we can copy in the dark, in our heads. http://www.qrz.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif

N8CPA

03-04-2007, 07:21 PM

Quote[/b] (KA4DPO @ Mar. 04 2007,13:48)]Quote[/b] (N8CPA @ Mar. 04 2007,12:40)]Here's troll for a troll.

Real hams don't need mikes, computers, or lightbulbs.
That's right, we can copy in the dark, in our heads. # http://www.qrz.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif
...while the frequency display is DARK!

http://www.qrz.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif

ka0gkt

03-05-2007, 08:12 PM

Quote[/b] (N8CPA @ Mar. 04 2007,12:21)]Quote[/b] (KA4DPO @ Mar. 04 2007,13:48)]Quote[/b] (N8CPA @ Mar. 04 2007,12:40)]Here's troll for a troll.

Real hams don't need mikes, computers, or lightbulbs.
That's right, we can copy in the dark, in our heads. # http://www.qrz.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif
...while the frequency display is DARK!

http://www.qrz.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif
Up Hill both ways in a blinding blizzard...

Oooops...Wrong Story! http://www.qrz.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif

73 DE KAØGKT/7

--Steve

W0JBC

03-05-2007, 08:44 PM

Well,

Back to the HATE ....

A twist, it doesn't take a General. Advanced, or an Extra to elmer CB jerks who know everything from the git go ..

It has been a waste of time ...

JB

ky5u

03-05-2007, 09:04 PM

Q: What do you get when you cross a know it all Technician with a know it all CBer?

A: Nothing because the going rate for incest is 25 years in jail.

N2RJ

03-05-2007, 09:07 PM

Quote[/b] (KB2SFH @ Mar. 04 2007,11:31)]Quote[/b] (N9LCD @ Feb. 28 2007,00:28)]Proud of WHAT?
#

I am proud that:

I passed the Technician's test on the first try;

I tried seven or eight times to learn the code;

I had enough of common sense to recognize my lack of ability and move on;

I am the best radio operator that I can be within the limitations of my equipment, talents and interests;

I can change light bulbs. do plumbing, carpentry and service "hollow-" and solid-state gear within the limitations of my test equipment and manual dexterity;

I have an advanced degree in finance and my own financial consulting/services practice;

I recognize amateur radio / electronics as a hobby and not a way of life;

That I have the sense to recognize my limitations and to do the best within those limitations.

BTW: #I AM NOT CLAIMING ANY DISABILITY!

You can:

Drive a car without making it to Indy or Elkhart Lake;

Sing without making it to the Met or La Scala;

Fly without piloting a 747 or F/A-18;

Engage in sports without being a pro, "all star", or having an 8-figure income.

Let's face it, we all have different talents and abilities. #If we didn't, we'd all be "machines".
Your tried 7 or 8 times to LEARN the code or take the code TEST?

Big difference.
If it was the code test, one has to wonder how much actual effort went in to learning the code.

If it's number of times learning, 7 or 8 isn't enough. It took me a month of practice which was more than 7 or 8 times.

W4HAY

03-05-2007, 09:54 PM

Quote[/b] ]...going rate for incest is 25 years in jail...
Not in West-by-God Virginia... http://www.qrz.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/cool.gif

KI4BNC

03-07-2007, 02:54 AM

light bulb?
we dont need no stinking lightbulbs...

OOOOOHHH...
THAT lightbulb...
yeah.
simple answer to the question...(guess:)
1-change it and quit crying about it.
2-where can I find an Elmer to help me with this?
3-fix it.
4-fix it...tomorrow
5-build another one.
6-build another one...tomorrow.
7-I would rather sit in the dark and whine and complain about being in the dark.
8-yes it is still dark.
9-can I have a new light bulb for my birthday?(and will you put it where the old one that does no longer function currently resides?)
10-"I'm sorry, what was the question?"
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wv6z

03-07-2007, 03:16 AM

Quote[/b] (KI4BNC @ Mar. 05 2007,20:54)]light bulb?
we dont need no stinking lightbulbs...

OOOOOHHH...
THAT lightbulb...
yeah.
simple answer to the question...(guess:)
1-change it and quit crying about it.
2-where can I find an Elmer to help me with this?
3-fix it.
4-fix it...tomorrow
5-build another one.
6-build another one...tomorrow.
7-I would rather sit in the dark and whine and complain about being in the dark.
8-yes it is still dark.
9-can I have a new light bulb for my birthday?(and will you put it where the old one that does no longer function currently resides?)
10-"I'm sorry, what was the question?"
# # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # #http://www.qrz.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif http://www.qrz.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif
HAH!!!

11- When I was young and had to walk to Atlanta in a blinding blizzard, naked, up hill all the way there and back again, the FCC Nazi made us make our own sand, then super heat it to make glass, all on our own, with no fire, just to make the glass bulb..................... http://www.qrz.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/cool.gif

ky5u

03-07-2007, 03:37 AM

Quote[/b] (ku4my @ Mar. 06 2007,20:16)]When I was young and had to walk to Atlanta in a blinding blizzard, naked, up hill all the way there and back again, the FCC Nazi made us make our own sand, then super heat it to make glass, all on our own, with no fire, just to make the glass bulb..................... http://www.qrz.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/cool.gif
And look what a fine person you grew up to be......

KC9ECI

03-07-2007, 03:43 AM

Quote[/b] (ku4my @ Mar. 06 2007,22:16)]11- When I was young and had to walk to Atlanta in a blinding blizzard, naked, up hill all the way there and back again, the FCC Nazi made us make our own sand, then super heat it to make glass, all on our own, with no fire, just to make the glass bulb..................... #http://www.qrz.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/cool.gif
You pansy! In Wiscowsin, they'ed have broken both your legs and poked out an eye before you started that walk in the blizzard. I don't mean an Atlanta blizzard either, I mean the kind of blizzard that would make a polar bear nervous.

KC0NBW

03-07-2007, 03:45 AM

Quote[/b] (AG4YO @ Mar. 05 2007,14:04)]Q: What do you get when you cross a know it all Technician with a know it all CBer?
to tell the truth, i find it is very hard to tell some of them apart !

could it be that some are one and the same? http://www.qrz.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif http://www.qrz.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/laugh.gif

ai4ep

03-07-2007, 04:16 AM

...hee hee hee

there are some better jokes here than on the JOKE THREAD.....

carry on kids.... http://www.qrz.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif

N8CPA

03-07-2007, 09:23 AM

Quote[/b] (ku4my @ Mar. 06 2007,23:16)]Quote[/b] (KI4BNC @ Mar. 05 2007,20:54)]light bulb?
we dont need no stinking lightbulbs...

OOOOOHHH...
THAT lightbulb...
yeah.
simple answer to the question...(guess:)
1-change it and quit crying about it.
2-where can I find an Elmer to help me with this?
3-fix it.
4-fix it...tomorrow
5-build another one.
6-build another one...tomorrow.
7-I would rather sit in the dark and whine and complain about being in the dark.
8-yes it is still dark.
9-can I have a new light bulb for my birthday?(and will you put it where the old one that does no longer function currently resides?)
10-"I'm sorry, what was the question?"
# # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # #http://www.qrz.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif http://www.qrz.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif
HAH!!!

11- When I was young and had to walk to Atlanta in a blinding blizzard, naked, up hill all the way there and back again, the FCC Nazi made us make our own sand, then super heat it to make glass, all on our own, with no fire, just to make the glass bulb..................... #http://www.qrz.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/cool.gif
Try it on CRUTCHES!

That gets 'em every time!

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