"Highland Ham" wrote in message
...
JB wrote:
snip
Then there's the hams "bless their hearts" who put me out of business by
doing free work. Retirement is sweet but I'm dirt poor.
============================================
Hams are radio AMATEURS so it is logical that they do work for free,
since they are involved in a hobby.

Frank GM0CSZ / KN6WH

That's why they have to learn to seperate their hobby from the pecuniary
interests of others. So they don't become a target for commercial
interests.

If some one or group should be buying or renting radios or systems because
their entity has regular need for radio dispatch or communications of a
non-hobby nature, they should seek professional help while it exists rather
than exploiting the ham.

Of course if we all join the Communist Party and the government volunteers
to provide us with free food, housing, clothing, medical and other basic
subsistence needs, we should do whatever they want after we finish our
compulsory rice picking for the day.

"JB" wrote in message news:g5Dwk.762

That's why they have to learn to seperate their hobby from the pecuniary
interests of others. So they don't become a target for commercial
interests.

If some one or group should be buying or renting radios or systems because
their entity has regular need for radio dispatch or communications of a
non-hobby nature, they should seek professional help while it exists
rather
than exploiting the ham.

Of course if we all join the Communist Party and the government volunteers
to provide us with free food, housing, clothing, medical and other basic
subsistence needs, we should do whatever they want after we finish our
compulsory rice picking for the day.


It was the same in broadcasting. There was always a person
willing to DJ for free, just for the fun of it, at the smaller
stations. Folks who were trying to make a meager living
behind the mikes were at the mercy of hobbyists.