On Sun, 21 Aug 2011 23:00:45 EDT, Bert wrote:

In Jeffrey Angus
wrote:

If the whole thing about amateur radio is communicating,
how come so many people can't seem to communicate?

Some people can, some can't, some choose not to.

Sometimes the circumstances dictate whether to rag-chew or run quick
contacts.

About 10 years ago, I visited ARRL headquarters and got a chance to
operate W1AW. Once I started transmitting, there were so many people
waiting to make a contact that rag-chewing was impossible.

A few years ago I was operating PSK31 during Field Day, an event with
quick contacts and the quicker the better. But about 4 AM, there were
very few stations on the air and those that were I had already worked.
FInally, I contacted someone who was as bored as I was, and we had a
delightful 15-minute QSO.

Dick Grady, AC7EL