It took me 18 years to fill up my first log-book,
and in the subsequent 17-year period I have only
half-filled my 2nd, despite following all the rules
and regs to the letter as regards noting down all
CQ-calls and harmonic tests.

I think this is because the _REAL_ Radio Ham, the person
woth having a chat to, is few and far between, with the
net result that I spend more time listening than I
do TXing. Oddly, with the 2M rig left tuned to S20, it
is surprising the number of recent licensees who
act as a closed user-group, seemingly calling their
previously-10-4-buddies and no-one else.

Perhaps with the advent of the CB-style of licence (the
M3 here in Britland, probably the no-code techy in Yankland)
it is fated that I will never complete
the 2nd half of my 2nd log-book?

What are the experiences of the rest of you. Has the influx
of INCURABLE CBER's dampened your ardour?

"Polymath" wrote in message
ups.com...
It took me 18 years to fill up my first log-book,
and in the subsequent 17-year period I have only
half-filled my 2nd, despite following all the rules
and regs to the letter as regards noting down all
CQ-calls and harmonic tests.

I think this is because the _REAL_ Radio Ham, the person
woth having a chat to, is few and far between, with the
net result that I spend more time listening than I
do TXing. Oddly, with the 2M rig left tuned to S20, it
is surprising the number of recent licensees who
act as a closed user-group, seemingly calling their
previously-10-4-buddies and no-one else.

Perhaps with the advent of the CB-style of licence (the
M3 here in Britland, probably the no-code techy in Yankland)
it is fated that I will never complete
the 2nd half of my 2nd log-book?

What are the experiences of the rest of you. Has the influx
of INCURABLE CBER's dampened your ardour?


Come on Gareth, we all have opinions on CBers, M3's, no coders and the
dumbing down of the tests. Its not going to make a jot of difference what
any of us think, the fact is its here, we've got it.
Now posting up this same sort of rant every other day is just going to make
you unpopular. Learn to live with it or find another hobby. Im sure you
have skills that you could help your local M3's with, so instead of putting
them down, try and bring them up to your standard.

73

deBaser

Poly no maths wrote:
It took me 18 years to fill up my first log-book,
and in the subsequent 17-year period I have only
half-filled my 2nd, despite following all the rules
and regs to the letter as regards noting down all
CQ-calls and harmonic tests.
You must write VERY slowly.

I think this is because the _REAL_ Radio Ham, the person
woth having a chat to, is few and far between, with the
net result that I spend more time listening than I
do TXing. Oddly, with the 2M rig left tuned to S20, it
is surprising the number of recent licensees who
act as a closed user-group, seemingly calling their
previously-10-4-buddies and no-one else.
No, it's simply that _NOBODY_ wants to talk to YOU.

Perhaps with the advent of the CB-style of licence (the
M3 here in Britland, probably the no-code techy in Yankland)
it is fated that I will never complete
the 2nd half of my 2nd log-book?
DILLIGAF?
....(_!_)...

Poly Parrot squawked

Perhaps with the advent of the CB-style of licence (the
M3 here in Britland, probably the no-code techy in Yankland)
it is fated that I will never complete
the 2nd half of my 2nd log-book?

May I remind you of your own words:

"The technical excitement motivates Radio Hams to compete
with each other to determine who has designed and manufactured
the best-quality station. This competitiveness is found in DXing,
competitions and fox-hunts."

Given that your station will no doubt be such a "best-quality station" why
don't you go in for a contest - the Worked All Europe CW is currently on -
this gives you DXing and competitions both at the same time and uses those
CW skills which you advocate. In any major contest you should be able to
easily fill your log in a weekend and get DXCC to boot.

But I'm surprised that you haven't written your own software for a computer
logging program.

Or perhaps your station isn't yet in the "best-quality" class - but I guess
the truth is that the operator isn't.

DXer wrote:

Polymouth squawked

Perhaps with the advent of the CB-style of licence (the
M3 here in Britland, probably the no-code techy in Yankland)
it is fated that I will never complete
the 2nd half of my 2nd log-book?

May I remind you of your own words:

"The technical excitement motivates Radio Hams to compete
with each other to determine who has designed and manufactured
the best-quality station. This competitiveness is found in DXing,
competitions and fox-hunts."

Given that your station will no doubt be such a "best-quality station" why
don't you go in for a contest - the Worked All Europe CW is currently on -
this gives you DXing and competitions both at the same time and uses those
CW skills which you advocate. In any major contest you should be able to
easily fill your log in a weekend and get DXCC to boot.

Oh dear! Now you've done it! You are not supposed to quote his own
gospel back at him - he doesn't like it when its terms are applied to
his own behaviour.

from
Aero Spike

"Polymath" wrote in message
ups.com...

I think this is because the _REAL_ Radio Ham, the person
woth having a chat to, is few and far between, with the

Hmm, this has a familiar ring to it...

JH

Jono wrote:

"Polymath" wrote in message
ups.com...


I think this is because the _REAL_ Radio Ham, the person
woth having a chat to, is few and far between, with the


Hmm, this has a familiar ring to it...

So does Beanie's backside as that is where his newsgroup contributions
usually begin!

"Polymath" wrote in message
ups.com...
It took me 18 years to fill up my first log-book,
rest of crap deleted
Your own words prove your commitment to the hobby (or craft as you
freemasons say), eighteen years for one log-book, your are not very
experienced are you, you appear to talk the talk (very poorly) but cant walk
the walk. No right minded person will talk to you on radio, it makes one
wonder why you appear to have no offspring. Your relationship with PLOD
appears more intimate than that with Liz (must cost a fortune in batteries).

"Polymath" wrote


What are the experiences of the rest of you.


I quit keeping paper logs about 1985, but my electronic log (uploaded regularly
to LoTW) contains just over 70,000 contacts. That includes 3,217 contacts with
calls beginning with "G" or "M".

73, de Hans, K0HB