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Fine, so it's a technical hobby that requires some aptitude and an interest
in one or more facets of the hobby/technical pursuit. I may be more towards to the technical side of the hobby and have an interest in restoration of old boatanchors but there are many other areas of interest. If a licensed amateur is interested in contesting/collecting squares, ragchewing, homebrewing raynet or even trying something new why not just let them get on with it. Garath has a bad attitude mainly directed at anyone without a Morse test, more a case of "I spent 10 long years learning the code, it was hard work so why should they get HF by just passing the RAE." Morse is a fantastic mode for DX and weak signal working breaking down the language barrier and allowing for very simple homebrew but is not a suitable or appropriate qualification for access to HF (the requirement for Morse was due to the shared bands to enable the primary user the facility to tell us to QSY, no longer necessary). We all have our personal views regarding the qualifications that should be required, usually the skill level of the individual expressing the view, in your case Walt probably 30 wpm+. My view is that a higher level of RAE pass mark should be required but that again is just a personal view. Don't deride the amateurs, deride the system if need be but blind insults towards a licence "CLASS" are out of order and to coin a phrase from Garth are not in keeping with the gentlemanly traditions of amateur radio. RRH "Walt Davidson" wrote in message ... On Fri, 18 Feb 2005 00:57:10 -0000, "real-radio-ham" wrote: Don't you ever change the record, amateur radio is what you make it, it's only a hobby. CB is only a hobby. Amateur radio is much more than a hobby. It is a technical pursuit for people interested in and capable of lifelong learning and self-development. That excludes the vast majority of CBers, at a stroke. 73 de G3NYY -- Walt Davidson Email: g3nyy @despammed.com |
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