RadioBanter - View Single Post - Element 1, Code vs. No-code, and Dad

October 29th 03, 12:59 AM

In article ,
(Len Over 21) writes:

In article ,
(N2EY)
writes:

In article , "Andre Sarkissian"
writes:

(Len Over 21) wrote:
In article ,
(N2EY)
writes:
You seem to be telling us that amateurs should not have any values,
standards
or practices except those necessary to prevent amateurs from interfering
with
users of other radio services.

Absolutely. "Here are your bands, have a nice
day" would be
a very free, open, and enjoyable environment

That's CB.

Andre,

Thank you for clarifying Len's answer perfectly. It's quite clear that he
wants
amateur radio to be nothing other than a multiband version of cb.

Try not to strain yourself putting words into others' messages.

What "words have I put in others messages", Len?

It's clear from your many, many posts here that you want amateur radio to
become a multiband version of cb.

You rail against "rank, status and privilege", and you make it clear you want
one class of license, or no licenses at all.

You're against any sort of standards, values, or traditions in amateur radio.

You're constantly criticizing ARRL without justification, and even accusing
them of fraud - again, with no evidence.

You deny the homebrewing success of others, and the public service
contributions of radio amateurs.

Quite clear what you would like amateur radio to become, good buddy ;-)

Don't get all passionate about your piquish puerile parsonage.

I'm simply pointing out where your many complaining posts lead. If all of the
things you complain about were eliminated from amateur radio, it would become
quite like cb. You'd like that, I think.

You were much better on the pulpit with your old Sermons On
The Antenna Mount.

Typical personal insult from Len rather than debating the issue.

I'm not at all interested in joining the Archaic Radiotelegraphy
Service.

What is that?

Tens of thousands of radio people feel exactly the same way.

How do you know?

What did YOU do back in 1958 when U. S. Class D Citizens
Band was created?

Not much. But by the time I became aware of it, I was repelled by the immature
behavior of some of the users there.

What did YOU do to keep that service from becoming such a wasteland?

NO test whatsoever back then, but licensed it was.

All it took was a fee and a signed form saying the licensee understood the
rules and would abide by them. Yet within a few years of 1958, many of the
licensees simply ignored the rules and did whatever they pleased on that
service.

YOU've had 45 years to correct things.

Not my responsibility, Len. I'm not a cb user. Never have been. All I did was
listen there, and tune away in disgust.

I'm know many cb users are fine people, but the service is a mess, has been for
decades, and it was a mistake to have ever been created.

You seem to think it's a paragon to be emulated.

Doesn't appear that
YOU did anydamnthing except snap your suspenders and
look down at others from a safe distance.

Not my job to fix cb. It's *your* job, Len - you're the "professional in
radio", right? You've been there since before the beginning, right?

What have YOU done to fix cb?