Martin wrote:


It's funny, I started out 27 years ago on CB, never having heard of amateur
radio and never having any interest or knowledge about radio whatsoever.
Then through CB I learned a bit more about radio, started building antenna's
and got bitten by the radio bug! So I ventured out and looked at amateur
radio..

Thank you. You have vindicated exactly what I said. For your benefit,
I will repeat it again:

"Anyone with a natural interest in technical
things like amateur radio will discover amateur radio for
themselves."

.... as it seems you did.

Incidentally, I have said nothing in this thread which could be
construed as derogatory about CBers. If you can find any such remarks
by me about CBers, then please post them here for all to see. I have a
CB radio, and thus, by definition, I am also a CBer, using that
service for a specific purpose in connection with offroad motorsport
marshalling.

73,
--
Chris