On Mar 4, 3:45�pm, John Smith I wrote:
wrote:

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Yeah, you hit the nail on the head. *Amateur radio has been driven by a
weird group of "initiation fanatics." *Like they are kinda "inducting"
ya into a cult or somethin'. *Or, kinda like joinin' the masons. *Weird
group who never outgrew high school and college frat initiations into
"secret societies."

Everyone has to do it like They did...blah, blah, blah. :-(

Veddy FORMAL in everything, absolutely CORRECT
protocol or one faces "ex-communication."

"That's the way 'we' do it..." is the rationale, only proving
that They think they own the turf.

73, LA