SNIP
And like most Mr Toad, you should learn that in Australia "Ashley" is a
guy's name *ONLY*, Ashleigh for gals down under, mate, so all the
'honey' , 'babe' and 'toots' references must mean you, as a guy, see me,
a guy, as a babe. Aarrgghh! I'm gonna spew....bucket pls

It's also disappointing to see that as you assumed I was female, rather
than referring to me by name, callsign, or anything (even an insult)it's
'babe' 'toots' etc. How about some respect for the fairer sex, last time
I went out with a girl she happened to have a name and it wasn't Babe or
Toots. That kind of language to female operators is usually confined to
the 27MHz Chook Band down under. No wonder there ain't many 'toots' or
'babes' on the ham bands, I'm sure they'd rather be called by their name
or callsign than "QSL that babe". Amateur Radio is supposed to sound
professional, not like a high school yard at lunchtime or CB bands. Or
at least, use ma'am, madam, mrs, miss or Ms. There are salutations for a
reason, please learn to use them!

Mr Toad, sure, whilst recently licensed as an amateur (1/5/05), my
family heritage is all radio. My Pop was Darwin's WW2 Signal Corp Sarge
for Aust and US Military, my uncle was a Viet Vet from our Signal Corps
(I still have his radio from Viet Nam on the air to this day),I used to
work at D24 (Victoria's police radio centre, now known as VPC or Tally
Ho), and also did the radio since I was fifteen for the local fire
brigade after school, and yes I used CB for years, still do, but I
wouldn't even know how to tune up on 10m FM would I? Oh, and I first got
interested in radio at 10yo during JOTA, and have been ever since, but
you know that you know more/less than me-or anyone else-how? We are all
qualified hams, meaning we all should have the same/similar quals and
same knowledge to an extent.

Or is it a case of
"Anything you can do I can do better..I can do anything better than
you.." Yes I can...No You Can't..Yes I Can...Yes I Can"

In the real world, there's plenty (read most) of hams who know much more
than me...I can learn from these people and hopefully pass it on yet
again when I am more knowledgeable and much older. I'm also sure there'd
be one or two things I know well that I could teach others. We can all
learn from each other every day. I look to all our Old Timers for help
and advice on many areas, (learning CW for instance) sometimes I've
helped a few OT's connect with overseas stations via IRLP as they
sometimes have difficulty working it out. I have three choices: Ignore
them, help them or bag them. I'm sure that most would agree that help
them would be the best option. It's not about me being better or knowing
more or less than them, it's about helping a fellow ham end of story,
regardless of all else. In ham radio we should all look to each other as
equals who all have an equal amount of knowledge to contribute to our hobby.

To assume you can't learn from someone else, anyone else is a big
mistake, and your loss. Whilst I hate to say it, I'm sure that there is
one or two things that I've learn from you Mr Todd, and more I could
learn, you need to accept that the same applies , both ways-to every
other living human being on this planet, except you it seems.

Still, the FCC doesn't control the content, but it does control how it
travels, so it could still find you guilty of using 'x' medium to send
'x' message, but it couldn't prosecute you for the content, it could
prosecute you for the transmission. Reality tells me, that if you made a
threat, said something illegal, it doesn't matter how it traveled, snail
mail, pots, mobile, sms, fax whatever you still made the statement, the
medium being irrelevant. If I ring you and threaten to kill you, I'd bet
I could be charged, therefore to some extent the content of that
telephone call is regulated isn't it? Oh sorry, if I rang up and made
that threat, the police would say 'Sorry can't help ya we can't do much
about the content of that telephone call." Is that right Mr Todd?

Seeing they ain't regulate web content Toady, why don't ya start a
terror-cell website and see how long you and the content last...not long
I bet. So if that's the case, then to some extent the content is
regulated isn't it?

....hopping off now on my 'roo to work, I'm going "Kangaroo Mobile" to
call CQ DX on 14.321.00 MHz. Who wants to be the first US station to
work a VK "Kangaroo Mobile?"

And in 'our language' for you Mr Todd, "I am not a bloody shiela, mate!"

How do you know that all people here are morons? Haven't you learn how
to command the English language enough to debate and 'have a dig' at
others without resorting to insults?

Oh ****, so your another US wannabe lawyer driving a taxi or delivering
pizza's right now huh? Are you sure your name
is Todd, not Lionel Hutz, "Cases won or ya pizza's free!" (Apologies to
Matt Groening)

And you would know my age, my quals, how long I've been qualified and
how long I've been interested in radcomms from? how?

Whatever toots, go back to playing with your kangaroos

You can play with kangaroos if you are that damn stupid. Don't you know
(obviously not) that roo's are great kickboxers, and if they see you as
a threat they will either (a) hop off or (b) kick-box the **** out of
you (yes, ppl have been 'murdered' by 'roos.) It's why our 'sporting
flag' has the Boxing Kangaroo. Only a ****ed idiot after a night at the
pub would attempt to play with a kangaroo, remembering that Kangaroo's
have flattened semi's and killed their driver's at high speed. An animal
that can crush a Jeep in one hop...and you think we ride and play with
them. Idiot. They are great to watch, from a distance in the open plains
of Oz, but I certainly wouldn't have one as a pet. You'd be surprised to
learn of the injuries sustained, time and time again, by the cast and
crew of the "Skippy" TV series and how much 'roos contribute to our road
toll.

I think you need a good long swim in the water of Darwin, NT. You could
pat the crocs while ya swim too!

Remember Todd, "it's OK, I'm Australian." and that both our legal system
and yours, whilst different in content are both based solely on the
British Westminster System, meaning many principles are the same, just
different interpretations of it. As we say here, "I'll bare my arse in
Bourke St if the FCC can't prosecute you, for say, using the "F" word on
air." If they can, then they do regulate the content, don't they?

.....Keeping the N/G Entertained....while I head off for a giant beer...

Cheers & Beers America from Down Under..hope to work ya'll on air one
day soon....