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I'm on the path to getting my first license. I have done the studying, but now I need to find a club willing to administer the tests...if the hobby is to survi
by jimnotgym 8y ago
I'm on the path to getting my first license. I have done the studying, but now I need to find a club willing to administer the tests...if the hobby is to survive clubs really need to jump on 'new blood'. It's amazing to me that many of the regional clubs have domains pointing to dead websites, that are still registered as the correct contact by the governing body!
The old man image is going to be hard for the hobby to shake off whilst this remains true.
- macintux 8y agoDead websites aren’t confined to amateur radio. Facebook has dramatically reduced the incentive to maintain a website for clubs, restaurants, any number of other organizations. I don’t find that to be a positive trend, but I don’t see any easy escape.
- jimnotgym 8y agoIt is such a shame isn't it. I don't do Facebook, so I don't get to read their sites
- extrapickles 8y agohttps://www.laurelvec.com/ https://www.laurelvec.com/ Is a list of places that do free exams. If you are in Seattle, it happens every month (I know it still goes on as I’m occasionally one of the examiners).
- jimnotgym 8y agoThanks for that. I should have said I am in the UK. Everything else in this thread rings true!