On Mon, 31 Oct 2005 01:42:18 +0000, Iitoi
wrote:


Dee Flint Wrote:

I believe that his point was that on the non-voice modes, you cannot
tell
whether someone is male or female or whether they are young or old. So
that
there is less chance of them being discriminated against or harassed
by
those who think women or young people should not be on the radio.

Dee D. Flint, N8UZE

Is there a large percentage (or even a measurable fraction) of hams
"who think women or young people should not be on the radio"?

I think you have to go back several decades to the legendary W2OY (with
aplologies to the current holder) to find a single visible example of
that attitude.

As a member of multiple minority groups (Native American, Hispanic
surname, non-Christian religion) I'm sensitive to discrimination and
harrassment issues. My long and enthusiastic association with amateur
radio is in large part due to my complete acceptance within the hobby
without any regard to my ethnic roots, skin color, or religion.
Neither have I seen anything but complete acceptance of young people
and those of the fairer gender in the hobby. If the general population
were as tolerant of diversity as I've found the ham hobbiests to be,
this would certainly be a nicer place to live.

Thus N2EY's suggestion (if that's really his point as you surmise) that
young people and females would do well to mask themselves behind
keys/keyboards to avoid unpleasantness is ludicrous on it's face, and
might be construed as a projection of an unrevealed agenda of his own.

his point has its place. I know from my ownexperences since my voice
sounds female and some get rather irate finding out I am male I
certainly prefer non voice mode myself FSATV esp

The Man in the Maze
QRV at Baboquivari Peak, AZ

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