You know... this is getting humorous just watching the dingbats
reply...

When did I ever say I was an Elitist? Sure my callsign spells it out
but seriously, was I ever condecending upon the no-code technicians and
like out there? In fact, my first ticket was a no-code tech but I
evolved. Maybe one day, you can too. As someone once said, "The
secret is to bang the rocks."

As for adaptation, I'll leave this one alone as originally this was
posted to rec.radio.swap until someone crossposted it. I will say that
unless you're under the age of 35 with a license class higher than
Tech+, you have absolutely no idea what adaptation is. Unless you've
operated on DXpeditions on remote islands working DXCC on batteries and
solar panels, you have no idea what adaptation is. Until you've
operated within a disaster zone where absolutely all communication and
power is disabled and you're trying to get ahold of someone because
your signifigant other is in a life or death situation using a spark
gap oscillator from parts of your car, you have no idea what adaptation
is. Kiss my ass.