Podcasts Other What use is an F-call? The license doesn't always match the skill

The license doesn't always match the skill

Published: Feb. 23, 2013, 5 p.m.

\ufeffWhat use is an F-call?\n\nWhen I speak with different amateurs it often strikes me that they come from all different kinds of backgrounds and experiences.\n\nBehind a foundation licence often is an individual who has experience which relates to amateur radio in some passing way.\n\nTo grab a random collection, I know a foundation call who builds commercial antennas for a living, one who managed a large mobile phone network, one who maintains repeaters for his employers.\n\nMy point is this. Just because an amateur has an entry level license does not mean they're always clueless.\n\nThe corollary is true too. Just because an amateur has the highest level of qualifications doesn't make them an expert on all things amateur.\n\nIn my search for knowledge and experience I've learnt to socialise with my local amateur community, find online groups who share my interests and interact with enthusiasts who are building and playing.\n\nGo outside once in a while and make some new friends.\n\nI'm Onno VK6FLAB