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.

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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!

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Well said Sir

"Frank Turner-Smith G3VKI" wrote in message
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Nedlar Nedlar wrote:
On Fri, 29 Jul 2005 17:52:29 GMT, Frank Turner-Smith G3VKI
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Sober up Frank, then take the dog for a walk.
Done that, time for another pint.
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73 de Frank Turner-Smith G3VKI - mine's a pint.
http://turner-smith.co.uk

On Fri, 29 Jul 2005 20:24:02 GMT, Frank Turner-Smith G3VKI
wrote:


Done that, time for another pint.

After dragging that lump around with you, I see why you need one.

Hello, bully boy Super Sam.

Hows about you starting a radio related thread? No? Thought not!

huLLy wrote:

Frank Turner-Smith G3VKI wrote:

Done that, time for another pint.

After dragging that lump around with you, I see why you need one.

Hello, bully boy Super Sam.

Hows about you starting a radio related thread? No? Thought not!


Is he back again?

Does he know anything about radio?

Does he know anything?

from
Aero Spike

"Spike" wrote in message
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Is he back again?
It will only be a matter of time before someone catches up with him, he
learnt nothing during his absence.

On Fri, 29 Jul 2005 23:44:27 +0100, "huLLy" wrote:



Hello, bully boy Super Sam.

Hows about you starting a radio related thread? No? Thought not!



That would be a waste of time. UKRA is now full of lazy-arsed Class
B's and low-life dross with M3 licenses.
I need no lessons in radio from a G7 CBr who is ashamed of his own
call sign and has to use someone elses.

Then what, pray, are you doing here? Clearly you seem to need some form of
association with the very people you mention. Either that or because school
is out for the holidays you can't steal little boys pocket money?

In message: Message-ID: ,
Nedlar wrote:


Thank you for confirming my observations. My aim is to drive them all
back onto 27MHz. Why don't you make a start and bugger off back there
and leave us radio amateurs to do real radio work.

Ah, your usual bullying tactics displayed for all to see.

The 'gentlemanly' traditions of amateur radio are clearly lost on you, poor
lonely soul.

Now run along and try and fit some batteries in your wind up radio, I
suspect that's the depth of your knowledge base.