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August 19th 03, 01:28 AM

"Jim Hampton" wrote:
Twist, you made one slight error. You state that the continuous
rants won't
change a thing. I would point you to your more correct observation
that
this is continuing to blacken the eye of amateur radio. I have seen
what
a
few dedicated folks can accomplish (actually, mostly the effort of a
group
owner). In just a couple of months, he has taken a beginner group of
SWLs,
CBers, and other interested folks and the group has grown to over 250
people. Every week sees several new licensed amateur radio
operators.
Upgrades. Generals, Extras ... it is really encouraging. What is
killing
us are the actions of a few. You and I both know there are both
CBers and
Amateurs who have a blend of different people. Some are squeaky
clean,
totally legal operators. Some push the envelope (2 KW amateurs, 25
watt
CBers). Then there are some from each group with a definite love of
profanity, overmodulation, and just about anything else one cares to
have.
Without enforcement, both groups will have more of the problem
children;
what we don't need are people painting everyone on the 'other' side
with
a
wide brush. No one will stop every violation by himself; however, a
lot
of
damage can be done by an individual trying to flame everyone in a
newsgroup.
I hope the some of these flamers can calm down before even more
damage is
done. BTW, I hope no one ever video tapes you operating on that
fishing
boat and finds out how little power you're actually running - it
could ruin
your reputation around here

73 from Rochester, NY
Jim

Jim he is on freqs not authorized to him.......what kind of ham are
you that gives approval to a bootlegger?