Dave Heil wrote:
wrote:
From: Dave Heil on Sun, Oct 8 2006 3:22 am
wrote:
Poor baby. Upset are you? There there, just cry in
Mother Superior's habit and you'll feel better...
Len never attended a Roman Catholic parochial school. Was never taught
by nuns or smacked around by them.
Why not, poor baby. I've pointed out that your post wasn't funny and
wasn't worthy of an adult male.
Wasn't worthy of a grade schooler.
First Rule of Comedy: The audience determines what's funny. If the
audience doesn't think it's funny, it's not funny.
No sweat, senior, we can ALL do that to YOUR posts now.
We? You have a Vibroplex in your pocket?
Len thinks he is either the Pope or royalty. He's all about "rank,
status, and privilege".
It is sarcastic and it is juvenile. It isn't worthy of an adult in his
eighth decade.
Ah, you are the "judge" of that, old-timer? :-)
I'm permitted to make judgements, Len. I judged your post. Your
permission wasn't required. :-)
First Rule of Comedy invoked.
Morsemanship makes
you superhuman.
Well, since Len won't describe what "morsemanship" is, here's a working
definition:
"Morsemanship" is a collection of skills and knowledge, typically
associated with Amateur Radio:
1) Morsemanship includes a working knowledge of the rules and
regulations of the Amateur Radio Service, good Amateur operating
practices, and adherence to them.
2) Morsemanship includes a working knowledge of the technologies used
in the Amateur Radio Service, both old and new.
3) Morsemanship includes the skill to speak clearly, concisely and
distinctly, at a steady rate, level and tone, appropriate for radio
transmission.
4) Morsemanship includes the skill to listen carefully and understand a
transmission in voice or Morse Code under both good and poor
conditions.
5) Morsemanship includes the skill to judge radio conditions on a given
frequency over a given path, how they are changing, and how to adjust
transmissions for best results.
6) Morsemanship includes the skill to recognize the mode of a received
signal by ear or other means.
7) Morsemanship includes the skill to properly tune in a signal for
best reception.
8) Morsemanship includes the skill to tune up and operate
transmitter/antenna systems so as to maximize effectiveness and
minimize interference.
9) Morsemanship includes the skill to correctly judge the skills of
other operators and adjust transmissions for best results.
10) Morsemanship includes the skill to communicate effectively in less
than optimum settings (heat, cold, lack of sleep, etc.) with less than
perfect equipment, and under less than optimum radio conditions.
11) Morsemanship includes the skill to use the standard phonetic
alphabet, appropriate abbreviations, and prosigns smoothly and
effectively, and to judge when their use is needed.
12) Morsemanship includes the skill to write down received
transmissions legibly and neatly so that others can easily read them.
13) Morsemanship includes the skill to write clear, coherent formal
messages in standard form.
14) Morsemanship includes the skill to type, error free, at a rate that
makes best use of the
transmission mode.
15) Morsemanship includes the skill to deal with hostile and/or
illegally operated stations.
16) Morsemanship includes the skill to do several things at once while
on the air.
17) Morsemanship includes the skill to have situational awareness in
all operating situations.
18) Morsemanship includes knowledge and skill in the use of Morse Code.
19) Morsemanship includes the knowledge and skill to help other
amateurs and prospective amateurs develop their technical and operating
skills and knowledge.
20) Morsemanship includes the skill to project a welcoming, friendly
and helpful attitude on the air.
Note that "macho morseman" is redundant, like "PIN number", "ATM
machine" or "pizza pie".
I use a number of modes in my amateur radio operation. I don't confine
myself to a single one. I'm completely human. I'm just not the kind of
human who declares that he is interested in something and then lets it
lie for decades. I'm not the sort of fellow who boasts that he is going
for an "Extra right out of the box" and fails to follow through.
See IEEE Code of Ethics
If you have ANY evidence of PROFESSIONAL impropriety, you
just go ahead and report me to the IEEE.
It is funny that the Code of Ethics doesn't seem to restrict itself to
PROFESSIONAL matters. There's nothing that says that.
Len is the kind of person that thinks it's OK to behave one way
"PROFESSIONALLY" and another way outside his PROFESSION. I think it's
called "compartmentalization". Like the person who can sit in church
and act all pious on Sunday, but manages to violate all 10 Commandments
the rest of the week.
You know the type.
I gave you
their mailing address and URL here in public.
I already had the url, Len. The mailing address appears on the web site.
You fail to understand that the IEEE is a Professional
Association.
Don't you mean PROFESSIONAL association? I don't fail to understand
that. Don't worry about it. Continue to post as you do and keep using
that " e-mail address. It does you and the IEEE proud.
It isn't a scouting organization nor is it
religious organization such as the Church of St. Hiram.
I don't think anyone believes it to be a scouting organization, Len.
Were you ever a Boy Scout?
I don't know of any religious organization called the "Church of St. Hiram".
The IEEE Code of Ethics is for a WORK ethic, not the
entirety of life as an individual.
So, when you retire, you are no longer required to act ethically?
You misunderstand, Dave. Len means he isn't required to act ethically
when he's not working. Compartmentalization.
But, you WANT to use every little scrap you can get hold
of in order to besmirch some imagined 'enemy' don't you?
Oh, you were besmirched a long, long time ago, Len.
Len besmirches himself.
His mistakes and errors would almost qualify him to be the Cliff Clavin
of rrap. Except that Cliff was funny. Len isn't.