Wow! Tony and the group, my apologies! I wrote that at 5am... at 9:00am that
looks a little harsh.

I fully support all ham radio instructors, and look for ways to improve what we
do.

My point is that the people I know, who teach a 1-day Tech and/or General class,
are doing it because they sincerely believe it's best for the students and
instructors. I taught 8-week 2.5 hour/day courses for years and years - my call,
K6YXH, gives you some idea of when I got into the hobby.

Follow-up classes are an important part of the training, no matter how you
approach it.

Think of the 1-day Tech as an "inverted 20-hour course":

First 5 hours - get a Tech license.

Next 2.5 hours - really get into what ham radio is about; find out what radios
and people can do, and get enough info to make an informed decision about what
radio to buy. Touch radios, see battery packs, speaker mics, and mobile
antennas; take home brochures, catalogs and info about on-line and local candy
stores.

Next 2.5 hours - learn to program your radio for simplex and repeater operation;
actually say your call on the air for the first time; participate in a directed
net; talk on the local repeater.

Next 10 hours - check into nets every week; talk to local people on the air; ask
questions and get answers; attend Field Day; join a local radio club; observe
and participate in drills. Encourage someone else to join the hobby.

--- In ham_instructor@yahoogroups.com, "Norm Goodkin" <norm_goodkin@...>
wrote:
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> Tony -
>
> 1. We all want to teach the correct way, and I sincerely believe a 1-day
session is the right way;