KØHB wrote:
"Michael Coslo" wrote in message
...

The idea isn't to forge some new technology. Too
many people get caught up in that.

One of the bedrock notions of Amateur Radio is for licensees to "get ca
ught up
in" the advancement of the radio art.

In my opinion, too FEW are "caught up in that".

Chat rooms for teenie-boppers isn't mentioned in "Basis and purpose"

Spread-spectrum, digital modes, moonbounce . . . none of these are
mentioned in "Basis and purpose".

I don't see any conflict between "chat rooms for teenie-boppers" and
"forge new technology". In fact, I see a lot of similarity between
"chat rooms for teenie-boppers" and the groups that have been squatting
on the same frequency on 75 meters for 40 years and complain of
interference, even though there's lots of unused newly-allocated space.

Some of those younger hams contribute a lot to our hobby, and I wish we
could figure out ways to attract more of them. Maybe a good start would
be to recognize their potential and quit using derogatory terms to
describe them.

73, Steve KB9X