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On Sun, 2 Nov 2025 09:48:10 -0500
"Randall Schad" (1:226/44)  wrote:

> On 21 Oct 2025, Sean Dennis said the following...
> 
>  SD>  MM> Which is definitely the wrong way to do it.  It's so
>  SD>  MM> dissapointing to hear hams ask questions about even the
>  SD>  MM> most basic stuff they would've known if they actually
>  SD>  MM> bothered to /learn/ the material, instead of just
>  SD>  MM> memorizing.  
>  SD>  
>  SD> Case in point: making antennas.  That's one of my favorite
>  SD> things about being a ham.  But yes, I have seen new hams ask
>  SD> some quiestions about things they should already know,.,.  
> 
> Based on some of the questions and comments I hear, there are a
> couple "Extra" class operators near me that I am thoroughly convinced
> never came close to even smelling a passing score on their exams.
> (Not knowing what the legal power limit is, or asking questions about
> re-broadcasting commercial content, ad nauseam.)
> 
> I'm like you, though: antennas! I have one lone commercially made
> antenna, and that's the 2m whip on my truck. Every other antenna in
> my arsenal is made by hand with common materials, and I absolutely
> love the process.

I can learn enough to pass and forget the next day. That's why we have
the internet, so I don't have to fill my junk with stuff I will never
use. 

Some people can pass exams and forget what they learned. Some people
can remember everything but couldn't pass an exam to save their life.
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