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   From: roger@hayter.org   
      
   Alan  wrote:   
      
   > Roger Hayter  wrote:   
   >   
   >   
   > > However, I don't think I would have ever become a radio amateur   
   > > if it had meant approaching some middle-aged volunteer via a club and   
   > > doing a sort of show-and-tell test.   I would have had too much   
   > > self-respect.   
   >   
   > A fair and valid point - I'm sure those purely interested in the theory   
   > side of amateur radio would concur. As you highlight, the world has   
   > changed, and getting a full licence now requires candidates to demonstrate   
   > a level of practical compentancy as well as a solid understanding of the   
   > theory.   
   >   
   > BR de Al   
      
   A level of practical competence that I had acquired from books by age   
   14, so unremarkable, but a level of social tolerance and sociablity   
   greater than some of us wished to acquire, especially at that age.   
      
      
      
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