In article , "Bill Newkirk"
writes:
Plus he didn't have any idea on what to do once a lot of his "issues" were
addressed (such as holding W2NSD when living in 1 land)...
Bill:
What's wrong with holding an out-of-area call sign? I spent seven years as
N3CRA while stationed in Germany and New York, and subsequently spent
six years as WR2F while stationed in Colorado and Delaware. Holding an
out-of-area call sign has been "legal" for at least as long as I've been a ham,
and that's over 23 years now.
Wayne now seems to be a sucker for every half-baked idea that comes along.
(heard the program, sad.)
I heard the broadcast myself, in it's entirety. It made me cringe. If I had
not been
reading his "Never Say Die" Editorials (purely for fun) in 73 Magazine for
years, I
would have thought that this guy was a total fruitcake, and so must be everyone
else who claims to be a "ham radio" operator. I'm concerned that a lot of
non-ham listeners may have reached that very conclusion, but then again, those
who listen to "Coast to Coast" are probably already predisposed in that
direction. The only reason I listened was that I was taking a long night-drive
from Delaware to New York, and that W2NSD just happened to be the "Guest
Nutcase" that evening.
73 de Larry, K3LT
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