What does it mean to be a real radio ham?

It means you have a real ham license. Anything else, including the rest
of your post, is just one person's opinion, period.

Bill, W6WRT

Bill Turner wrote:
What does it mean to be a real radio ham?

It means you have a real ham license. Anything else, including the rest
of your post, is just one person's opinion, period.

Ah, but define a 'real ham license'. A lot of people in the UK think
the M3/Foundation licence is NOT a real ham licence! Herein lies the
problem!

ORIGINAL MESSAGE:

know code wrote:

Bill Turner wrote:
What does it mean to be a real radio ham?
It means you have a real ham license. Anything else, including
the rest
of your post, is just one person's opinion, period.

Ah, but define a 'real ham license'. A lot of people in the UK think
the M3/Foundation licence is NOT a real ham licence! Herein lies the
problem!


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In this context, it doesn't matter what individuals think. What matters
is what the gummint says. If they call it an "Amateur Radio License" or
the equivalent, that's what it is. IF they call it a "Citizen's Band
License" or the equivalent, that's also what it is.

What you or I make of those is important to us but irrelevant to the
original question.

Bill T.

Au contraire.

You might have one of those, but otherwise be
a CBer-Masquerading-As-A-Radio-Ham.

Ham Radio is a technical pursuit for gentlemen; a technical
pursuit whose rights and standards we must uphold.

The operating hobby is known as CB Radio.

Bill Turner wrote:
What does it mean to be a real radio ham?

It means you have a real ham license. Anything else, including the rest
of your post, is just one person's opinion, period.

Bill, W6WRT

I detect some copy and pasting going on here..

Plod's Conscience wrote:

Au contraire.

You might have one of those, but otherwise be
a CBer-Masquerading-As-A-Radio-Ham.

Ham Radio is a technical pursuit for gentlemen; a technical
pursuit whose rights and standards we must uphold.

The operating hobby is known as CB Radio.

Is that some form of CB mentalism, for there
was none in what you quoted?

Bob Bob wrote:
I detect some copy and pasting going on here..

Plod's Conscience wrote:

Au contraire.

You might have one of those, but otherwise be
a CBer-Masquerading-As-A-Radio-Ham.

Ham Radio is a technical pursuit for gentlemen; a technical
pursuit whose rights and standards we must uphold.

The operating hobby is known as CB Radio.

"Plod's Conscience" wrote in
oups.com:

Is that some form of CB mentalism, for there
was none in what you quoted?


Is Plod for real or just a Pythonesque spoof?

In view of the Childish Broadcast (CB) quoted below,
would it be reasonable to assume that "WA5OES" is
some form of Yankland CB issue?

WA5OES wrote:


Is Plod for real or just a Pythonesque spoof?

ORIGINAL MESSAGE:

Plod's Conscience wrote:

Ham Radio is a technical pursuit for gentlemen; a technical
pursuit whose rights and standards we must uphold.


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I love this kind of stuff. Think how boring it would be if we were all
just normal, rational beings living in the real world.

Bill, W6WRT

You're not, then?

Bill Turner wrote:
ORIGINAL MESSAGE:

Plod's Conscience wrote:

Ham Radio is a technical pursuit for gentlemen; a technical
pursuit whose rights and standards we must uphold.


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I love this kind of stuff. Think how boring it would be if we were all
just normal, rational beings living in the real world.

Bill, W6WRT