RadioBanter - View Single Post

August 13th 03, 09:46 PM

On 12 Aug 2003 23:40:34 GMT, wrote:

I'm really not interested in rrap, or you, thanks anyway.

Then why are you posting here?

I don't mean to include all ham radio operators, and afterall, it's
only my friggin opinion anyway.

Well, that's what rrap is all about, expressing our opinions. However,
there are a lot of people who will respect an opinion - even one they
disagree with - if the person expressing it feels strongly enough
about what they're saying to let others know who is saying it, which
by extension means it's a legitimate expression of an opinion rather
than some anonymous troll trying to stir up the hornets' nest. There
are exceptions, of course - some people just don't have enough pride
in themselves to care how much of an imbecile they look like in front
of the rest of the world - but generally this has shown to be the
case. As for not meaning to include all ham operators, that's good,
but your comments about the code test were directed to *me* in that
you posted them in a reply to a message that I posted...and if you
trouble yourself to check, you'll see that I've been posting in favor
of doing away with the code test for, oh, about six years now.

I've used the same NSP and ISP for years and years, my email is
valid too (remove nospam) So in your opinion, don't trust anyone
on Usenet, without a callsign?

See the above.

What troubles me is this: You claimed to be a "coded Tech" and yet
here you are griping about code testing. To me, this doesn't add up.
If you've already passed the code test, then as long as you hold onto
the CSCE and keep your license current, you no longer have to worry
about it. The next step for you is to pass Element 3 and upgrade to
General. Your tone suggests to me that you haven't passed a code test.
Now, if you had posted your call like many (most) of us here do, I
could have checked on QRZ and removed any such suspicions. As things
stand, I and the rest of us here in rrap have to wonder, under the
circumstances, if you even have a license at all. No license is
required for posting here, but if you are indeed a ham - regardless of
your license class - then be proud of that fact ande have the courtesy
to let the rest of us know who we're talking to, that's all.

The first sign of a blow hard, spelling and grammer corrections.

You fit right in here.

Well, you asked for this now, so: The first sign of a functional
illiterate, spelling and grammar errors. You fit right in on
rec.radio.cb.

So, when you realize you haven't made a point yet, you accuse me
of smoking crack?

That was giving you the benefit of the doubt, actually.

Sorry, you sound like an N8WWM type person. I hope you're not.

No, I'm a KC2HMZ type person...whatever that means. Bottom line,
though, is that if you want to retain any credibility here (which I'm
not sure you care to do) you might consider following the thread and
noticing who's on which side of an issue before you go spraying folks
who happen to agree with you (like me) with shots intended for folks
who disagree (like you did to me the day before yesterday). Or are you
just trolling rather than trying to make a point here?

73 DE John, KC2HMZ