"BuNtEr" wrote in message
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Why paint all CBers with the same brush over a few no brainers over the
years,

Because it is easy to make sweeping statements being a smart arse (as
someone else said) when you aren't one of the generalised people the
statement is about...

the same could be said about Ham Ops but that inst the truth as you get
good
and bad in everything.

No, they simply blame bad Amateur practice on M3's or pirates branding them
CB'ers even though when these idiots mess about on the bands they do not
give out their callsigns so it could even be a "revered" G licence. No one
really knows but hey... blame CB as it's easy.

Most Cbers that are from the 70s as i am are good radio ops, we get a few
losers
but that don't make all CBers losers.

Of course it doesn't. Some idiots meet up with someone who is as thick as a
plank so generalise all CB operators the same. Whereas good operators blend
into the background and don't show themselves up like the idiots do so go
unnoticed by those who flamboyantly decide "all CB'ers are the same".

Show me a ham op that's happy and never gone over the power he is lic for,
that's the same as driving a car show me a person that has never gone over
the
speed limit even is its half a K above.

If someone claims they, or someone they know, is totally innocent of the
above, I will show you a liar.........

If a CBer is happy to stay a CBer it don't mean they are to thick to do a
ham exam.

CB is a general communication tool for local chit chat. It suits many people
just to have a chat with friends on the air, rather than pay phone bills and
it's a lifeline to some who can't get out and about due to ill health to
keep in touch with the outside world. Talking about things can help people,
not everyone wants a computer and internet chatrooms. You have to pay for
this, the computer in the first place, the connection, and so on. Not every
CB operator wants to DX and take things to the next level where they
repair/build etc...

The same as car drivers...... car drivers like to drive. In the same
example, unless you were a mechanic and could strip and re-build your engine
you must be thick....

Some people think that being a ham makes them a better person, they fool
themselves
in believing this. .

It's quite funny sometimes watching the old 'A' class licence Amateurs
having a pop at the 'B' licence Amateurs when the only difference between
them is the 'A' class were so geeky they learnt Morse code and boy... do
they harp on about it... big bloody deal.... an outdated form of
communication that has been dropped through lack of interest. Some 'A's go
on about it because it is the only thing they ever passed and hold it dear
to them as it's the only thing that they think gives them an edge...

Allot of ham ops started out on CB radio and lernt by playing with CB
radios
seeing
what they can do with them and then moved up to a ham lic as they
understood
and
liked electronics, not everyone does or can.

Not everyone, as you say, wants to know how the bloody thing works. As long
as it does and it works properly and they can use it correctly then they are
happy. What is wrong with that? Someone said just the other day, "if it's
not G it's just CB", completely ignoring the achievements of M0's etc... The
only difference again, being that old bloody Morse nonsense........ Never
mind though, in 20 years or so there will be hardly any 'G's left and
Amateur radio will be a much more friendlier, interesting place..........

73'
Graham
(patiently awaiting the ensuing flames)
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