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October 10th 06, 11:40 AM
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Morsemanship and other things
Dave Heil wrote:
wrote: From: Dave Heil on Sun, Oct 8 2006 3:22 am wrote: Poor baby. Upset are you? There there, just cry in Mother Superior's habit and you'll feel better... Len never attended a Roman Catholic parochial school. Was never taught by nuns or smacked around by them. Why not, poor baby. I've pointed out that your post wasn't funny and wasn't worthy of an adult male. Wasn't worthy of a grade schooler. First Rule of Comedy: The audience determines what's funny. If the audience doesn't think it's funny, it's not funny. No sweat, senior, we can ALL do that to YOUR posts now. We? You have a Vibroplex in your pocket? Len thinks he is either the Pope or royalty. He's all about "rank, status, and privilege". It is sarcastic and it is juvenile. It isn't worthy of an adult in his eighth decade. Ah, you are the "judge" of that, old-timer? :-) I'm permitted to make judgements, Len. I judged your post. Your permission wasn't required. :-) First Rule of Comedy invoked. Morsemanship makes you superhuman. Well, since Len won't describe what "morsemanship" is, here's a working definition: "Morsemanship" is a collection of skills and knowledge, typically associated with Amateur Radio: 1) Morsemanship includes a working knowledge of the rules and regulations of the Amateur Radio Service, good Amateur operating practices, and adherence to them. 2) Morsemanship includes a working knowledge of the technologies used in the Amateur Radio Service, both old and new. 3) Morsemanship includes the skill to speak clearly, concisely and distinctly, at a steady rate, level and tone, appropriate for radio transmission. 4) Morsemanship includes the skill to listen carefully and understand a transmission in voice or Morse Code under both good and poor conditions. 5) Morsemanship includes the skill to judge radio conditions on a given frequency over a given path, how they are changing, and how to adjust transmissions for best results. 6) Morsemanship includes the skill to recognize the mode of a received signal by ear or other means. 7) Morsemanship includes the skill to properly tune in a signal for best reception. 8) Morsemanship includes the skill to tune up and operate transmitter/antenna systems so as to maximize effectiveness and minimize interference. 9) Morsemanship includes the skill to correctly judge the skills of other operators and adjust transmissions for best results. 10) Morsemanship includes the skill to communicate effectively in less than optimum settings (heat, cold, lack of sleep, etc.) with less than perfect equipment, and under less than optimum radio conditions. 11) Morsemanship includes the skill to use the standard phonetic alphabet, appropriate abbreviations, and prosigns smoothly and effectively, and to judge when their use is needed. 12) Morsemanship includes the skill to write down received transmissions legibly and neatly so that others can easily read them. 13) Morsemanship includes the skill to write clear, coherent formal messages in standard form. 14) Morsemanship includes the skill to type, error free, at a rate that makes best use of the transmission mode. 15) Morsemanship includes the skill to deal with hostile and/or illegally operated stations. 16) Morsemanship includes the skill to do several things at once while on the air. 17) Morsemanship includes the skill to have situational awareness in all operating situations. 18) Morsemanship includes knowledge and skill in the use of Morse Code. 19) Morsemanship includes the knowledge and skill to help other amateurs and prospective amateurs develop their technical and operating skills and knowledge. 20) Morsemanship includes the skill to project a welcoming, friendly and helpful attitude on the air. Note that "macho morseman" is redundant, like "PIN number", "ATM machine" or "pizza pie". I use a number of modes in my amateur radio operation. I don't confine myself to a single one. I'm completely human. I'm just not the kind of human who declares that he is interested in something and then lets it lie for decades. I'm not the sort of fellow who boasts that he is going for an "Extra right out of the box" and fails to follow through. See IEEE Code of Ethics If you have ANY evidence of PROFESSIONAL impropriety, you just go ahead and report me to the IEEE. It is funny that the Code of Ethics doesn't seem to restrict itself to PROFESSIONAL matters. There's nothing that says that. Len is the kind of person that thinks it's OK to behave one way "PROFESSIONALLY" and another way outside his PROFESSION. I think it's called "compartmentalization". Like the person who can sit in church and act all pious on Sunday, but manages to violate all 10 Commandments the rest of the week. You know the type. I gave you their mailing address and URL here in public. I already had the url, Len. The mailing address appears on the web site. You fail to understand that the IEEE is a Professional Association. Don't you mean PROFESSIONAL association? I don't fail to understand that. Don't worry about it. Continue to post as you do and keep using that " e-mail address. It does you and the IEEE proud. It isn't a scouting organization nor is it religious organization such as the Church of St. Hiram. I don't think anyone believes it to be a scouting organization, Len. Were you ever a Boy Scout? I don't know of any religious organization called the "Church of St. Hiram". The IEEE Code of Ethics is for a WORK ethic, not the entirety of life as an individual. So, when you retire, you are no longer required to act ethically? You misunderstand, Dave. Len means he isn't required to act ethically when he's not working. Compartmentalization. But, you WANT to use every little scrap you can get hold of in order to besmirch some imagined 'enemy' don't you? Oh, you were besmirched a long, long time ago, Len. Len besmirches himself. His mistakes and errors would almost qualify him to be the Cliff Clavin of rrap. Except that Cliff was funny. Len isn't. |
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