Opus- wrote:
On Sat, 30 Sep 2006 00:36:36 GMT, Slow Code spake
thusly:


More to the point, are there more licensed amateurs since the code
requirement was removed years ago?


No, numbers are decreasing because ham radio has been dumbed down so
having a ham license isn't worth anything anymore and people are leaving.

No, it's dying because of attitudes like yours that scare people away.
not scare or not just scare disgust indeed it was the attitude of
people like sc and Robeson that served as a the major to each newbie I
have helped to obtain a license

Nobody wants to be like you.

afew do to be fair but not near enough to be usefull nor is the result
desiable