[SBE] Hamnets

Gary Blau gblau at w3am.com
Wed May 11 23:12:19 EDT 2011


I'm an Extra as well, but also an admitted ignoramus.
So I agree that it means little.

However, I've been participating in the monthly 20M SBE net for 2-3
years now and have never heard any comments like that. I'd be very
surprised and disappointed if I had.

g

Cowboy wrote:


> On Tuesday 10 May 2011 10:25:40 am R.V.Zeigler wrote:

>

>

>> This engineer was told that if he was a broadcast engineer,

>>but not an Extra Class ham, he probably shouldn't call himself an engineer.

>

>

> Balderdash !!

> Although mine is a "real" extra, ( more depth in theory than the 1st phone

> at that time ) some of the most brilliant engineers ( real ones with PE's

> and everything ) I've had the privilege to know,

> have held novice and tech licenses, and many no amateur license at all.

>

> Personally, such a comment would come close to being met with violence.

>



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