"Chris Kirby" wrote in message
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Martin wrote:


It's funny, I started out 27 years ago on CB, never having heard of
amateur
radio and never having any interest or knowledge about radio whatsoever.
Then through CB I learned a bit more about radio, started building
antenna's
and got bitten by the radio bug! So I ventured out and looked at amateur
radio..

Thank you. You have vindicated exactly what I said. For your benefit,
I will repeat it again:

I beg to differ.....


"Anyone with a natural interest in technical
things like amateur radio will discover amateur radio for
themselves."


Yes, but you also said:

The best place for CBers are the CB bands, and the best place for
radio amateurs are the Amateur Radio bands. Whether it be in Oz or UK.

To which I pointed out that I started as a CBer, and it was CB that sparked
my technical interest and, therefore, my interest in Amateur Radio. By your
theory though, as I started as a CBer that's where I should've stayed...

The best place for CBers are the CB bands,

... as it seems you did.

Incidentally, I have said nothing in this thread which could be
construed as derogatory about CBers. If you can find any such remarks
by me about CBers, then please post them here for all to see. I have a
CB radio, and thus, by definition, I am also a CBer, using that
service for a specific purpose in connection with offroad motorsport
marshalling.


Then why make the comment you did? It seems a rather natural progression
for tomorrows Amateurs to come from todays CBers. It is far better that we
educate them in the proper way to operate, rather than abuse them or tell
them they don't belong then whinge when they operate contrary to the customs
that we never bothered to teach them!


--
Martin, VK2UMJ

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