When I was a young and decided I wanted to be a ham, and after first getting a
license as well as today, after many years, I have a great  Elmer  - My Dad,  Dave KZ4G.
He has helped me and continues to help me more than even he probably knows.
Whether it is about Ham radio or just life.

He expects.
He expects me to know the things I am supposed to know.
After all, I took the test, so I should know the material it covered.

He expects.
He expects me to be a good operator.  He expects me to not take myself,
or him, too seriously...but  to take  Amateur Radio, its  heritage, its
traditions, and  its technology,  very  seriously.  Amateur Radio was then, and is
now, more than a hobby.  It is a responsibility.  It is almost a way of life.  It is a passion.

He expects.
He expects me to learn and know these things.

He expects.
He expects people to have fun with the hobby, and we do.
But he also expects people to respect the hobby, to expand their horizons and their
understanding, to upgrade, to be active and technically knowledgeable. My Dad is a great guy,
but he could be a taskmaster. He expects a lot from the Hams whose lives he touches,
but he always gives more.

Maybe that's why I sometimes rub people the wrong way when I talk about upgrading,
when I talk about working hard for your license. Maybe I expect certain things because
my Dad has always expected and to this day expects these things of me.
Maybe I expect too much,  maybe not.

But I expect no more of anyone else than I expect of myself.

73 de Dave K8DV