Ham radio has really lost out on its usefullness to the Country. There
are more CB radios in the country than radio sets and truck drivers are
sure a better resource than ham radio running around with walky
talkies.. We used to be on the cusp of radio but now we are in a throw
away economy and very few hams know how to use a soldering iron.
Wouldnt the frequencies be of better use to Home Security rather than
advertising to the World what americans will do to those who are
against us?
Listen to the radio now, nobody is using it and we are crying to the
FCC but for what ?
Ham radio died when the net was formed and hams moved to newsgroups
where they can argue better than they did on their own special
frequencies.. We sure as heck don't need a newsgroup for antennas until
the old guys die off and even then we have books with everything has
now been written down. Seems like we are going back to the old days
where the old timers couldn't accept
cbers as being upto par with respect to radio knoweledge. In ten years
all the old fogies will die off
and the World will move on without a mistep. Hams have over estimated
their abilitiues and worth
to the Country and it is time we let go

Art KB9MZ