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Is this _REALLY_ the public face that we want to present for Ham Radio?
By which I mean the tirades of personal insults
and intolerance that emanate within these NG? Wha happened to the international traditions of gentlemanliness? Ham Radio is a technical pursuit for those suitably motivated. Let us remember that in our dealings within these NG. |
This newsgroup in particular appears to attract the dregs of society
unlike some of the other ham oriented newsgroups. Why this is I have no idea, but it certainly doesn't promote a very good public image of amateur radio. Harry C. |
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Polymath wrote:
By which I mean the tirades of personal insults and intolerance that emanate within these NG? If you buggered off, the 'gentlemanly quotient' on this newsgroup would immediately increase by 84.3%. The signal to noise ratio would also improve by a similar percentage. Poos -- vy 73 de Conrad Poos "Ich bin ein radio amateur" |
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"Polymath" wrote in message oups.com... By which I mean the tirades of personal insults and intolerance that emanate within these NG? As far as the USA goes, what you see here and hear on ham radio is the culmination of 40 years of deliberate intentional dumbing down of ham radio, by the ARRL and the culture of corruption in the government regulatory agency (FCC). Wha happened to the international traditions of gentlemanliness? Lost forever and last seen in American ham radio of the 1950s and early 60s. Ham Radio is a technical pursuit for those suitably motivated. Let us remember that in our dealings within these NG. Not possible when all a mentally ill person has to do is memorize 20 questions and buy a radio which requires him to simply plug in the power cord and begin spewing his insanity to a worldwide audience. |
Is this _REALLY_ the public face that we want to present for Ham Radio?
If you buggered off, the 'gentlemanly quotient' on this newsgroup would
immediately increase by 84.3%. The signal to noise ratio would also improve by a similar percentage. Poos Mr Poos, you are always on the ball! lol. |
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"Mark" wrote in message ... If you buggered off, the 'gentlemanly quotient' on this newsgroup would immediately increase by 84.3%. The signal to noise ratio would also improve by a similar percentage. Poos Mr Poos, you are always on the ball! lol. he is my hero..... |
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"jim.gm4dhj" wrote in message
... "Mark" wrote in message ... If you buggered off, the 'gentlemanly quotient' on this newsgroup would immediately increase by 84.3%. The signal to noise ratio would also improve by a similar percentage. Poos Mr Poos, you are always on the ball! lol. he is my hero..... 84.3% so when you and that old fart Walt bugger off we will be at 100% |
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so when you and that old fart Walt bugger off we will be at 100% Pump; (Puump) To break wind, uninhibitedly As in, The wee ******* pumped a ****ey ming enough tae make us dry-boak. |
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Ham Radio is a technical pursuit for those suitably motivated. Let us remember that in our dealings within these NG. Wrong tense. WAS a technical pursuit . . . Ham radio and the ideals you mention is dead. Killed by the RSCB in favour of the new hobby radio, now designated "Multiband CB" With the average age of an M3 being about 12 - and with an IQ to match - any notions about hobby radio being a "technical pursuit" are simply silly. Welcome to the brave new world, courtesy of the Potty Bar book club . . . Young Nick |
Is this _REALLY_ the public face that we want to present for Ham Radio?
Wrong tense. WAS a technical pursuit . . . Ham radio and the ideals you mention is dead. Killed by the RSCB in favour of the new hobby radio, now designated "Multiband CB" With the average age of an M3 being about 12 - and with an IQ to match - any notions about hobby radio being a "technical pursuit" are simply silly. Welcome to the brave new world, courtesy of the Potty Bar book club . . . Young Nick One must assume, of course, that you are not addressing the likes of the potty-mouthed fifty going on fifteen year old types that lurk herein. Wiseman will take issue with that comparison. |
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"Roger" wrote in message
... Wrong tense. WAS a technical pursuit . . . Ham radio and the ideals you mention is dead. Killed by the RSCB in favour of the new hobby radio, now designated "Multiband CB" With the average age of an M3 being about 12 - and with an IQ to match - any notions about hobby radio being a "technical pursuit" are simply silly. Welcome to the brave new world, courtesy of the Potty Bar book club . . . Young Nick One must assume, of course, that you are not addressing the likes of the potty-mouthed fifty going on fifteen year old types that lurk herein. Wiseman will take issue with that comparison. For that matter, when did "young Nick" ever post a technical topic on here? I don't recall any, even Gareth has managed the odd one. -- 73 Brian, G8OSN www.g8osn.org.uk |
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Mark wrote:
Mr Poos, you are always on the ball! lol. Thank you, good sir :) 73 Poos -- vy 73 de Conrad Poos "Ich bin ein radio amateur" |
It's about time...
....amateur radio has been given over to the masses. The technical part of
ham radio has never really been that complicated. The segregator was the code requirement. Personally, I am glad to see a trend toward opening up the hobby. This implies that more X'mitters will be around during the time of an emergency. Wayne- (KC8UIO) "Roger" wrote in message ... Wrong tense. WAS a technical pursuit . . . Ham radio and the ideals you mention is dead. Killed by the RSCB in favour of the new hobby radio, now designated "Multiband CB" With the average age of an M3 being about 12 - and with an IQ to match - any notions about hobby radio being a "technical pursuit" are simply silly. Welcome to the brave new world, courtesy of the Potty Bar book club . . . Young Nick One must assume, of course, that you are not addressing the likes of the potty-mouthed fifty going on fifteen year old types that lurk herein. Wiseman will take issue with that comparison. |
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"Brian Reay" wrote in message ... "Roger" wrote in message ... For that matter, when did "young Nick" ever post a technical topic on here? Probably another G4SDW sock puppet, Brian... I don't recall any, even Gareth has managed the odd one. They may have been technical, however, they would have made little sense. Regards tox |
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What's up with the insincere usage of 73 in these newsgroups. One guy calls
me "stupid" and another calls me a clown. In closing their views, they sign it "73's." Since when is stating my opinion "trolling." I believe that opening up the bands will have some very positive results. For one, it could help stimulate the economy if more people are buying amateur equipment. Apparently, others feel as I do or else the amateur licensing requirements would not be restructured to eliminate high-speed Morse. Wayne- (KC8UIO) "Walt Davidson" wrote in message ... On Sun, 16 Oct 2005 09:41:58 GMT, "Wayne P. Muckleroy" wrote: ...amateur radio has been given over to the masses. The technical part of ham radio has never really been that complicated. The segregator was the code requirement. Personally, I am glad to see a trend toward opening up the hobby. This implies that more X'mitters will be around during the time of an emergency. Wayne- (KC8UIO) Are you going to post your idiotic trolling in *every* amateur radio group, Wayne? The ink is scarcely dry on your licence, but you think you know it all already. What a clown. 73 de G3NYY -- Walt Davidson Email: g3nyy @despammed.com |
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But not as odd as "E^(-jwt) is a function that
decreases with increasing time". Brian Reay wrote: For that matter, when did "young Nick" ever post a technical topic on here? I don't recall any, even Gareth has managed the odd one. |
It's about time...
"Wayne P. Muckleroy" wrote in message . .. What's up with the insincere usage of 73 in these newsgroups. One guy calls me "stupid" and another calls me a clown. In closing their views, they sign it "73's." Top posting is stupid... HTH tox |
It's about time...
On Sun, 16 Oct 2005 18:48:54 GMT, "tox" wrote:
"Wayne P. Muckleroy" wrote in message ... What's up with the insincere usage of 73 in these newsgroups. One guy calls me "stupid" and another calls me a clown. In closing their views, they sign it "73's." Top posting is stupid... Nearly as stupid as writing "73's". -- 73 de Jock. Si les parallèles se rejoignent effectivement à l'infini, je descendrai du train un peu avant. |
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Wayne P. Muckleroy wrote: What's up with the insincere usage of 73 in these newsgroups. One guy calls me "stupid" and another calls me a clown. In closing their views, they sign it "73's." becuase they so full of **** they don't even know it and they don't know the word Hypocrite Since when is stating my opinion "trolling." I believe that opening up the bands will have some very positive results. For one, it could help stimulate the economy if more people are buying amateur equipment. don't hold your breath on that one Apparently, others feel as I do or else the amateur licensing requirements would not be restructured to eliminate high-speed Morse. you do mean any morse Wayne- (KC8UIO) "Walt Davidson" wrote in message ... On Sun, 16 Oct 2005 09:41:58 GMT, "Wayne P. Muckleroy" wrote: ...amateur radio has been given over to the masses. The technical part of ham radio has never really been that complicated. The segregator was the code requirement. Personally, I am glad to see a trend toward opening up the hobby. This implies that more X'mitters will be around during the time of an emergency. Wayne- (KC8UIO) Are you going to post your idiotic trolling in *every* amateur radio group, Wayne? The ink is scarcely dry on your licence, but you think you know it all already. What a clown. 73 de G3NYY -- Walt Davidson Email: g3nyy @despammed.com |
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Polymath wrote: By which I mean the tirades of personal insults and intolerance that emanate within these NG? Wha happened to the international traditions of gentlemanliness? they died year ago at least in the US Ham Radio is a technical pursuit for those suitably motivated. Let us remember that in our dealings within these NG. |
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Lardass Davies the chilkd molesting pervert wrote: Wrong tense. WAS a technical pursuit . . . Ham radio and the ideals you mention is dead. Killed by the RSCB in favour of the new hobby radio, now designated "Multiband CB" With the average age of an M3 being about 12 - and with an IQ to match - any notions about hobby radio being a "technical pursuit" are simply silly. Welcome to the brave new world, courtesy of the Potty Bar book club . . . Young Nick One must assume, of course, that you are not addressing the likes of the potty-mouthed fifty going on fifteen year old types that lurk herein. Wiseman will take issue with that comparison. There goes Lloyd Austin Davies dreaming of his pedophile fantasies again...He learned his pedo behavior from Ray Chason Jr. and Steve Holsten. |
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You mean that we are just human beings who like to cut up sometimes? Guess
what world, amateur operators are just human. We are not super geeks who's only life is getting to 30 wpm in morse and figuring out which antenna is best for 160 meters. Wayne- (KC8UIO) "Polymath" wrote in message oups.com... By which I mean the tirades of personal insults and intolerance that emanate within these NG? Wha happened to the international traditions of gentlemanliness? Ham Radio is a technical pursuit for those suitably motivated. Let us remember that in our dealings within these NG. |
Is this _REALLY_ the public face that we want to present for Ham Radio?
If you refer to "operators" then you refer to CB Radio
enthusiasts who are habitually ill-mannered and insulting. Ham Radio is a technical pursuit for gentlemen. I append a short article to assist you in your disambiguation of the two. Wayne P. Muckleroy wrote: You mean that we are just human beings who like to cut up sometimes? Guess what world, amateur operators are just human. We are not super geeks who's only life is getting to 30 wpm in morse and figuring out which antenna is best for 160 meters. "Polymath" wrote in message oups.com... By which I mean the tirades of personal insults and intolerance that emanate within these NG? Wha happened to the international traditions of gentlemanliness? Ham Radio is a technical pursuit for those suitably motivated. Let us remember that in our dealings within these NG. What is Ham Radio? Ham Radio is a technical pursuit for those who are interested in the science of radio wave propagation and who are also interested in the way that their radios function. It has a long-standing tradition of providing a source of engineers who are born naturals. Ham Radio awakens in its aficionados a whole-life fascination with all things technical and gives an all-abiding curiosity to improve one's scientific knowledge. It's a great swimming pool, please dive in! This excitement causes a wish to share the experience with ones fellow man, and shows itself in the gentlemanly traditions of Ham Radio. Radio Hams are in a unique privileged position in that they can construct and operate their own equipment! No-one else has this privilege. Users, such as broadcasters, the po lice and armed farces, CBers and mobile phone users have to purchase ready-made gear. Manufacturers are not licensed to operate their gear. Radio Hams are qualified to design, build and then operate their own pieces of equipment. They do this with gusto, and also repair and modify their own equipment. This is a privilege well worth the effort to gain, and one to be jealously guarded. The excitement that drives a Radio Ham starts with relatively simple technologies at first, perhaps making his own Wimshurst machine and primary cells. Small pieces of test equipment follow, possibly multimeters and signal generators. Then comes receivers and transmitters. It is with the latter that communication with like-minded technically motivated people takes off. The scope for technical development grows with the years and now encompasses DSP and DDS. There is also a great deal of excitement in the areas of computer programming to be learnt and applied. 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. -----OOOOO---- However, beware! A Ham Radio licence is such a desirable thing to have that there are large numbers of people who wish to be thought of as Radio Hams when, in fact, they are nothing of the kind! Usually such people are a variation of the CB Radio hobbyist; they buy their radios off the shelf and send them back to be repaired; they are not interested in technical discussion and sneer at those who are; they have no idea how their radios work inside and have no wish to find out; they are free with rather silly personal insults; they have not satisfied any technical qualification and their licences prevent the use of self-designed-and-built equipment. These CB types engage in the competitive activities with their Cheque-Book-purchased off-the-shelf radios in a forlorn effort to prove that they are Radio Hams. No _REAL_ Radio Hams are deceived by such people! -----ooooo----- One infallible way to disambiguate the CB Radio Hobbyist from the _REAL_ Radio Ham is to solicit their view of the difference between CB Radio and Ham Radio. A Radio Ham will perceive Ham Radio to be a technical pursuit and will perceive CB Radio to be a social communications facility no different in essence to a land-line telephone or a GSM mobile in the hands of a 6-year-old. Thus a Radio Ham could also hold a CB licence safe in the knowledge that such a licence says no more about him than having a land-line telephone, whilst continuing to regard Ham Radio as a separate technical pursuit. A CB Radio hobbyist, on the other hand, sees no difference between a Ham Radio licence and a CB Radio licence. To him, they are sisters-under-the-skin. Wrongly, the CB Radio Hobbyist then tries to classify himself as the equal of the Radio Ham when, in fact, he is nothing of the kind. A sure sign of a CB Radio hobbyist is if he holds, or has ever held, a licence issued under the gangrenous degeneration that is the M3/CB Fools' Licence scheme. -----ooooo----- One group of people who claim to be of the standard of Radio Hams but who are in reality nothing more than an apology for the failure of a CBer are those class B licensees who falsely proclaimed that they were against the use of a Morse Test to control access to the HF bands, until, that is, a test was introduced at their intellectual level, the intellectual level of 6-year-olds. 6 year-olds simply lack the mathematical tool kit to enable them to handle even the simplest algebraic manipulation for Ohm's Law and thus, the disgraceful Class Ber's in the aforementioned category are not Radio Hams by any stretch of the imagination! Remember - A sure sign of a CB Radio hobbyist is if he holds, or has ever held, a licence issued under the gangrenous degeneration that is the M3/CB Fools' Licence scheme! |
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Polymath wrote:
Ham Radio is a technical pursuit for gentlemen. I agree. But isn't most of the noise in the newsgroups generated by non-hams ? I've been using newsgroups for a long time, but only recently joined the ham groups. I don't think I've seen this amount of noise in ANY other newsgroups for special interests. Maybe hams are more easily annoyed or insulted than other people and thus attract more idiots ? Also, a lot of nerdy people are interested in ham radio, and unfortunately a lot of nerds are unable to function socially. -- 73 de LB3KB, Sigurd http://justlearnmorsecode.com |
It's about time...
That's right, morse blows goats anyway.
On Sun, 16 Oct 2005 09:41:58 GMT, "Wayne P. Muckleroy" wrote: ...amateur radio has been given over to the masses. The technical part of ham radio has never really been that complicated. The segregator was the code requirement. Personally, I am glad to see a trend toward opening up the hobby. This implies that more X'mitters will be around during the time of an emergency. Wayne- (KC8UIO) "Roger" wrote in message ... Wrong tense. WAS a technical pursuit . . . Ham radio and the ideals you mention is dead. Killed by the RSCB in favour of the new hobby radio, now designated "Multiband CB" With the average age of an M3 being about 12 - and with an IQ to match - any notions about hobby radio being a "technical pursuit" are simply silly. Welcome to the brave new world, courtesy of the Potty Bar book club . . . Young Nick One must assume, of course, that you are not addressing the likes of the potty-mouthed fifty going on fifteen year old types that lurk herein. Wiseman will take issue with that comparison. _________________________________________ Usenet Zone Free Binaries Usenet Server More than 140,000 groups Unlimited download http://www.usenetzone.com to open account |
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"Polymath" wrote in message ... That's right, morse blows goats anyway. Bean's bean on the sauce? |
It's about time...
G1LVN (for it is he) wrote: "Polymath" wrote in message ... That's right, morse blows goats anyway. Bean's bean on the sauce? He's been chugging down that "Night Train" or "Thunderbird." |
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Sigurd Stenersen wrote: Polymath wrote: Ham Radio is a technical pursuit for gentlemen. I agree. But isn't most of the noise in the newsgroups generated by non-hams ? I've been using newsgroups for a long time, but only recently joined the ham groups. I don't think I've seen this amount of noise in ANY other newsgroups for special interests. Maybe hams are more easily annoyed or insulted than other people and thus attract more idiots ? now while I have seen you saya a few things I thought were realy stupid you are RIGHT on the money here Hams have thin skins a dermal problem caused by too much Morse code perhaps ;) Also, a lot of nerdy people are interested in ham radio, and unfortunately a lot of nerds are unable to function socially. -- 73 de LB3KB, Sigurd http://justlearnmorsecode.com |
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Where's the short article, polymath? Amateur radio is a technical pursuit
for gentlemen...what a pompous stance. "Polymath" wrote in message oups.com... If you refer to "operators" then you refer to CB Radio enthusiasts who are habitually ill-mannered and insulting. Ham Radio is a technical pursuit for gentlemen. I append a short article to assist you in your disambiguation of the two. Wayne P. Muckleroy wrote: You mean that we are just human beings who like to cut up sometimes? Guess what world, amateur operators are just human. We are not super geeks who's only life is getting to 30 wpm in morse and figuring out which antenna is best for 160 meters. "Polymath" wrote in message oups.com... By which I mean the tirades of personal insults and intolerance that emanate within these NG? Wha happened to the international traditions of gentlemanliness? Ham Radio is a technical pursuit for those suitably motivated. Let us remember that in our dealings within these NG. What is Ham Radio? Ham Radio is a technical pursuit for those who are interested in the science of radio wave propagation and who are also interested in the way that their radios function. It has a long-standing tradition of providing a source of engineers who are born naturals. Ham Radio awakens in its aficionados a whole-life fascination with all things technical and gives an all-abiding curiosity to improve one's scientific knowledge. It's a great swimming pool, please dive in! This excitement causes a wish to share the experience with ones fellow man, and shows itself in the gentlemanly traditions of Ham Radio. Radio Hams are in a unique privileged position in that they can construct and operate their own equipment! No-one else has this privilege. Users, such as broadcasters, the po lice and armed farces, CBers and mobile phone users have to purchase ready-made gear. Manufacturers are not licensed to operate their gear. Radio Hams are qualified to design, build and then operate their own pieces of equipment. They do this with gusto, and also repair and modify their own equipment. This is a privilege well worth the effort to gain, and one to be jealously guarded. The excitement that drives a Radio Ham starts with relatively simple technologies at first, perhaps making his own Wimshurst machine and primary cells. Small pieces of test equipment follow, possibly multimeters and signal generators. Then comes receivers and transmitters. It is with the latter that communication with like-minded technically motivated people takes off. The scope for technical development grows with the years and now encompasses DSP and DDS. There is also a great deal of excitement in the areas of computer programming to be learnt and applied. 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. -----OOOOO---- However, beware! A Ham Radio licence is such a desirable thing to have that there are large numbers of people who wish to be thought of as Radio Hams when, in fact, they are nothing of the kind! Usually such people are a variation of the CB Radio hobbyist; they buy their radios off the shelf and send them back to be repaired; they are not interested in technical discussion and sneer at those who are; they have no idea how their radios work inside and have no wish to find out; they are free with rather silly personal insults; they have not satisfied any technical qualification and their licences prevent the use of self-designed-and-built equipment. These CB types engage in the competitive activities with their Cheque-Book-purchased off-the-shelf radios in a forlorn effort to prove that they are Radio Hams. No _REAL_ Radio Hams are deceived by such people! -----ooooo----- One infallible way to disambiguate the CB Radio Hobbyist from the _REAL_ Radio Ham is to solicit their view of the difference between CB Radio and Ham Radio. A Radio Ham will perceive Ham Radio to be a technical pursuit and will perceive CB Radio to be a social communications facility no different in essence to a land-line telephone or a GSM mobile in the hands of a 6-year-old. Thus a Radio Ham could also hold a CB licence safe in the knowledge that such a licence says no more about him than having a land-line telephone, whilst continuing to regard Ham Radio as a separate technical pursuit. A CB Radio hobbyist, on the other hand, sees no difference between a Ham Radio licence and a CB Radio licence. To him, they are sisters-under-the-skin. Wrongly, the CB Radio Hobbyist then tries to classify himself as the equal of the Radio Ham when, in fact, he is nothing of the kind. A sure sign of a CB Radio hobbyist is if he holds, or has ever held, a licence issued under the gangrenous degeneration that is the M3/CB Fools' Licence scheme. -----ooooo----- One group of people who claim to be of the standard of Radio Hams but who are in reality nothing more than an apology for the failure of a CBer are those class B licensees who falsely proclaimed that they were against the use of a Morse Test to control access to the HF bands, until, that is, a test was introduced at their intellectual level, the intellectual level of 6-year-olds. 6 year-olds simply lack the mathematical tool kit to enable them to handle even the simplest algebraic manipulation for Ohm's Law and thus, the disgraceful Class Ber's in the aforementioned category are not Radio Hams by any stretch of the imagination! Remember - A sure sign of a CB Radio hobbyist is if he holds, or has ever held, a licence issued under the gangrenous degeneration that is the M3/CB Fools' Licence scheme! |
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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! Walt Davidson wrote: 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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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 _________________________________________ Usenet Zone Free Binaries Usenet Server More than 140,000 groups Unlimited download http://www.usenetzone.com to open account |
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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 |
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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 ? |
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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...... =================================== I think I see what you mean. I wonder what Polymath's views are on the subject of USA technical qualifications? |
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"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 |
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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? |
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