"arthur c. grindhouse" wrote in message
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On Wednesday, February 12, 2014 4:10:04 PM UTC, gareth wrote:
"arthur c. grindhouse" wrote in message
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there are large
numbers of people who wish to be thought of
as Radio Hams when, in fact, they are nothing
of the kind! Usually such people are a
variation of the CB Radio hobbyist; they buy their
radios off the shelf.
please explain your OFF-THE-SHELF purchase.

If you wish to engage me in conversation, then please start
by reposting each article of yours over the last month that
has contained abusive remarks directed at me, and retract
and apologise for such remarks.

Really, it ought to be every such post since the year dot,
but just the last months' worth will be enough to prove
a change of your heart from being a CBer-masquerading-as-a-radio-amateur
to someone who respects the gentlemanly traditions of amateur radio.

ha ha ha,
ok please yourself and duck the question.
so the gentlemanly traditions and technical pursuit involves buying an off
the shelf radio.
thank you for clearing that up as i seem to recall someone posting that
a CBer-masquerading-as-a-radio-amateur would only do such a thing.

I am not ducking the question but before I answer it, I seek some
reassurance
from you that you are going to behave in the manner that is expected from a
grown-up
in an international debating forum.

You seem to be ducking such a reassurance.