Subject: amateur radio hypocrites
From: Alun
Date: 12/3/2004 8:38 AM Central Standard Time
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"Randy A. Hefner" wrote in
:

The problem with many (not all) ham radio operators is that they think
they own the frequencies assigned to them and they have a "right" to
use them.

Neither is true!

Randy
KD4OWL

"Psychiatrist to Hams" wrote in message
...

"HammComm" wrote in message
. com...
K1MAN does it he's a jammer and a lid.

W1AW does it it's a service to the amateur radio community.

Hams are hypocrites, just little whiners who got their asses kick at
school everyday now they think they're something.



Hams like to whine & cry.
To wit:

-A.M. guys whined & cried about how sideband was the ruin of ham
radio. -Incentive licensing ruined ham radio.
-No code licenses will ruin ham radio.
-ARRL is ruining ham radio.
-KV4FZ will ruin ham radio.
-K1MAN will ruin ham radio.
-(this space reserved for future whining & crying.)






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This whole thread so far seems like a troll, but if it is it's not really
working, because you're right.

He's only half right...and then only by accident.

There is a large contingent of hams who don't want anything to change,
ever. For a technology based hobby that's a seriously weird POV, as the
whole basis of technology is change itself. Change is as inevitable as
death and taxes.

"Large contingent", Alun?

Where are they?

Where is their voice?

I've been a US Amateur since 1972 and while there's always someone who
likes things "just the way they are", that's true in EVERY aspect of life.

Why does anyone think that Radio Amateurs should be any different?

FWIW, I have no problem with K1MAN, as I don't see much difference between
his bulletins and those of W1AW. The only differences are of the same order
as those between, say, ABC and CBS. The remedy is also the same, i.e. if
you don't like one or the other, change the channel/frequency.

The problem between W1AM and Baxter is that W1AM actually represents
someone. And Baxter only represents Baxter. While the ARRL editorializes in
QST, it does NOT editorialize on the air. Therein lies the biggest difference.

Also, Baxter is a felonious lawbreaker. He's a criminal and a punk. No
more...No less.

The international requirement for a code test had a beginning and an end.
It began in 1927, and ended in 2003. It wasn't there at the beginning of
the hobby, and it's not there now. It's a pity that the FCC will take so
long to do anything about it, but they will. Hopefully then this issue will
go the same way as spark and AM.

While the legal "requirement" for Morse Code proficiency has gone away,
there still exists a valid reason to keep Morse Code as a basic communication
skill around. The day of the "universal translator" ala-Star Trek has yet to
arrive, and Morse Code can still help bridge that gap.

73

Steve, K4YZ