Is this _REALLY_ the public face that we want to present for Ham Radio?
 

On 21 Oct 2005 22:44:34 -0700, "Polymath"
wrote:

And, therefore, not a Radio Ham, but one of those
CB Radio enthusiasts criticised in the short article?

Too late! Too late! The Mongolian Hordes of CB types
are at the gates and have already Trojan-Horsed their
way in!

Take action _NOW_ before it is too late1

But what action?

Easy - resign from organisations such as the ARRL and
the RSCB which are promoting the CBise-ation of Ham Radio!

not in a positon to comment on RSCB

but the ARRL is hardly a friend of Ham radio, but for the anything
like the reason you allude to

it no friend becuase it tries to pretend it is leading by following
every barking back at every dog that barks

BTW you standards Poly Ham radio in the US is already CB, since the
Techs and those that started as Techs are the vast amjorty of Hams

so indeed you vision of the Ham radio is already long dead

Ham radio is Dead, Long Live Ham radio

poly as a Brit you ought to aprecate that



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wrote:
not in a positon to comment on RSCB

but the ARRL is hardly a friend of Ham radio, but for the anything
like the reason you allude to

it no friend becuase it tries to pretend it is leading by following
every barking back at every dog that barks

BTW you standards Poly Ham radio in the US is already CB, since the
Techs and those that started as Techs are the vast amjorty of Hams

so indeed you vision of the Ham radio is already long dead

Ham radio is Dead, Long Live Ham radio

poly as a Brit you ought to aprecate that

Beanie's not a REAL Brit - he's a Welsh immigrant.
--
;-)
73 de Frank Turner-Smith G3VKI - mine's a pint.
http://turner-smith.co.uk

Is this _REALLY_ the public face that we want to present for Ham Radio?
 

On Sat, 22 Oct 2005 05:09:08 GMT, "Wayne P. Muckleroy"
wrote:

Where's the short article, polymath? Amateur radio is a
technical pursuit for gentlemen...what a pompous stance.

But at least he doesn't put a two-line reply in and then
quote 2 Megabytes of irrelevant drivel below it.

--

73 de Jock.

"Choice has always been a privilege of those who
could afford to pay for it."
- Ellen Frankfort

Is this _REALLY_ the public face that we want to present for Ham Radio?
 

On Sat, 22 Oct 2005 01:51:10 -0400, wrote:

not in a positon to comment on RSCB

but the ARRL is hardly a friend of Ham radio, but for the anything
like the reason you allude to

it no friend becuase it tries to pretend it is leading by following
every barking back at every dog that barks

BTW you standards Poly Ham radio in the US is already CB, since the
Techs and those that started as Techs are the vast amjorty of Hams

so indeed you vision of the Ham radio is already long dead

Ham radio is Dead, Long Live Ham radio

poly as a Brit you ought to aprecate that

Aprecate your post. Wish I knew what the hell you were
talking about.

--

73 de Jock.

"Choice has always been a privilege of those who
could afford to pay for it."
- Ellen Frankfort

Is this _REALLY_ the public face that we want to present for Ham Radio?
 

As if you cared, I happen to be fairly technical. I have a BSEE and have
been in the electromagnetic wave business for quite some time.

My argument is with the age old view that amateur radio is just for
"gentlemen." This stance implies two biases. The first is that all
participants must be male. I will leave this by itself. The second is that
all participants must have keen technical prowess and a VAST memory store of
useless facts. Today's technology opens the hobby up to people from all
walks of life and technical ability. This is a win-win situation if ever I
saw one.

More aptly put, amateur radio is a technically-based hobby and public
service that is open to anyone who has been qualified.

Wayne-
(KC8UIO)


"Walt Davidson" wrote in message
...
On Sat, 22 Oct 2005 05:09:08 GMT, "Wayne P. Muckleroy"
wrote:

Where's the short article, polymath? Amateur radio is a technical pursuit
for gentlemen...what a pompous stance.

You wouldn't understand, Wayne, as you are neither technical nor a
gentleman.

Kindly go back to CB where you came from.

73 de G3NYY

--
Walt Davidson Email: g3nyy @despammed.com

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"Wayne P. Muckleroy" wrote
I have a BSEE
============================

What's a BSEE ?

Is this _REALLY_ the public face that we want to present for Ham Radio?
 

What's a BSEE ?


The Bees Nees...a "Qualification you get through the Internet..... you get
it by paying for a certificate ...a bit like an MM3......

Is this _REALLY_ the public face that we want to present for Ham Radio?
 

What's a BSEE ?


The Bees Nees...a "Qualification you get through the Internet.....
you get
it by paying for a certificate ...a bit like an MM3......

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I think I see what you mean.

I wonder what Polymath's views are on the subject of USA technical
qualifications?

Is this _REALLY_ the public face that we want to present for Ham Radio?
 

"Reg Edwards" wrote in message
...
What's a BSEE ?

Like a UK BSc in Engineering.

Batchelor of Science Electronic Engineering, as I recall.



The Bees Nees...a "Qualification you get through the Internet.....
you get
it by paying for a certificate ...a bit like an MM3......

===================================
I think I see what you mean.

I wonder what Polymath's views are on the subject of USA technical
qualifications?

Oh, he is probably as jealous of them as he is of UK ones.

--
73
Brian, G8OSN
www.g8osn.org.uk

Is this _REALLY_ the public face that we want to present for Ham Radio?
 

The Yank Bachelor's degree is roughly equivalent to what the
Brit "A" Levels were 30 years ago. You need to get a Yank
Master's to get anywhere near the Brit Bachelor - except,
of course if we're talking about Open University because
in the early days you could do 6 unrelated elementary
subjects - one per year- and still get a degree.

Because of these early OU degrees, one has to consider
that _ALL_ OU degrees are the equivalent of 6 'O' levels,
and all of them in Cookery.

Reg Edwards wrote:
What's a BSEE ?


The Bees Nees...a "Qualification you get through the Internet.....
you get
it by paying for a certificate ...a bit like an MM3......

===================================
I think I see what you mean.

I wonder what Polymath's views are on the subject of USA technical
qualifications?