Kim:

Well, there ya go, the only people you would consider fitting to converse
with have proven they are a ham to you. Of course, this is going to
rather limit your social skills and world quite a bit, wouldn't be
surprized if you don't know ALL ~300,000 by name (that might be an
over-estimate.) Don't worry, why you are there doing "ham sorting" the
world goes on, we will keep you abreast of the changes which have occured
while you have been engaged in you little diversion.

John

On Tue, 02 Aug 2005 15:03:29 +0000, Kim wrote:

"John Smith" wrote in message
...
KXHB:

I wouldn't even think about allowing someone a radio, unless first they
have
mastered the "African Message Drum", if all civilization is gone the drum
is
what they will need to survive.

Much more logical than cw, you don't need a radio! Can make a drum out of
a
hollow log and a skin off the neighbors cat!

John


And, uh, what'd you say *your* callsign was? I, uh, just didn't quite catch
it... I'm just asking because it's a generally noted condition of a few
major posters in this newsgroup, that if one is not an amateur radio
licensee (Len Anderson, for example) their opinions on the matter of amateur
radio are taken with a grain of salt.

If all civilization is gone, and you have a drum and a deaf person is
around, does it make a sound?

Kim W5TIT