There are some of us "CBer's" who enjoy the equipment as much as or more
than the use of it. I definitely won't argue that CB radio is corrupt beyond
salvaging. That's why many CBer's turn to ham. I have known many hams who dx
on ham bands but use CB to talk to locals. That's how I learned alot of what
I know and got interested in amateur radio. I don't have my license yet but
I have the resources to study. I just hope that not too many CBer's who want
to convert are met by hams who shun them. In one of my other hobbies, R/C
aircraft, there are always people willing to spend their evenings and
weekends teaching the newbies. The market there is also dominated by
ready-made equipment now but if not for the dedicated builders who help
others, no one would build there own anymore. One thing is common to both
hobbies. The more you do it yourself, the more you learn. For now, it's back
to studying.

Chris

"Airy R. Bean" wrote in message
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| Yes it is, but such a characteristic seems to be totally lost
| on most newcomers who are no better than CBers who buy
| their complete station off-the-shelf and even send it back to the
| dealer for repairs.
|
| Sadly they are misled by the Mongolian hordes of
| CBers-Masquerading-As-Radio-Hams who have corrupted
| Ham Radio in recent years. (And you don't have to have ever
| held a CB licence to qualify for membership of that class
| of failures - merely having a station of entirely off-the-shelf
| consumer-type purchases puts you fairly and squarely
| in that group!)
|
| "Paul Burridge" wrote in message
| ...
| Well do you think it is? I personally can't think of any other
| passtime accessible to the individual which requires such a high
| degree of technical knowledge to succeed at. If anyone can think of
| something more complex, let's hear it!
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