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"Hans Kohb" wrote in message news:91abb4385c0f0e49bb49ad536db3ac61.128005@mygat e.mailgate.org... "charlesb" wrote in message The fact that you can point out bad behavior done in the past does nothing to justify further bad behavior today or tomorrow. Instead, it points out the need to do better, to set our sights on where we really want to be. Charles and I have found many reasons to disagree in the past, but on this matter we are 100% in agreement. Here on rrap the pro-coders, no-coders, slow-coders, and limp coders rail on and on about a subject long since put to bed by the regulators, and the whole meaningless fight takes on a surreal similarity to the fights between sailboaters and motorboaters, arguing which is more technically advanced, which can get through when conditions are bad, which is modern vs. invented in the olden days, etc., etc., etc. As all the efforts that have been put towards the arguments and other negative stuff, were put to postive use, maybe the world of amateur radio around us would not be "coming one step closer to extinction." If those efforts were put to building amateur radio in general, we would be better off. -- Ryan, KC8PMX FF1-FF2-MFR-(pending NREMT-B!) --. --- -.. ... .- -. --. . .-.. ... .- .-. . ..-. .. .-. . ..-. ... --. .... - . .-. ... Meanwhile, on the shore a group of commercial developers is plotting to buy the lake, drain it, and build a strip mall. Rather than band together to save our hobby, we seem hell-bent on finding inconsequential and OTBE things to fight about, splintering and diluting whatever influence we have on regulators and the general public. 73, de Hans, K0HB -- Without spectrum, there is no amateur radio. -- Posted via Mailgate.ORG Server - http://www.Mailgate.ORG |
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Mike Coslo wrote
But as a person that can walk and chew gum and take a drink of water at the same time, I can focus on a number of things at one time. Then please focus on standing up tall, because I think the point of my message sailed right over your head. With all kind wishes, de Hans, K0HB |
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K0HB wrote: Mike Coslo wrote But as a person that can walk and chew gum and take a drink of water at the same time, I can focus on a number of things at one time. Then please focus on standing up tall, because I think the point of my message sailed right over your head. Your point seems to be that we are discussing trivial matters, while the important things go ignored. If that isn't your point, then clue me in. Or is this just last-wordism. In that case be my guest. - Mike KB3EIA - |
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"Ryan, KC8PMX" wrote in message ... Although, If you check, I do believe there are some other areas and prefixes that do have that suffix........ There are some still available, believe it or not. If they are so "all-fired" offensive, why is the FCC still allowing them?? -- Ryan, KC8PMX FF1-FF2-MFR-(pending NREMT-B!) --. --- -.. ... .- -. --. . .-.. ... .- .-. . ..-. .. .-. . ..-. .. --. .... - . .-. ... "DickCarroll" wrote in message om... "charlesb" wrote in m be going so far out of your way to display ham radio's ass in public. Ham radio has an ASS?? We knew about that W5 showing off her TIT but so far no ASS has shown up here... You might recheck that one Chuck. Because in this 'politically correct' age and era they certainly wouldn't want to be sued by some fruitcake. How would that look to Mr. Powel?? Years ago, BV (before vanity) the FCC would BLOCK FROM ISSUE certain calls that said things considered offensive. I.E. K4FU, W1WC, (water closet) (toilet in Europe). ETC. Dan/W4NTI |
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Ryan, KC8PMX wrote:
"Hans Kohb" wrote in message news:91abb4385c0f0e49bb49ad536db3ac61.128005@mygat e.mailgate.org... "charlesb" wrote in message The fact that you can point out bad behavior done in the past does nothing to justify further bad behavior today or tomorrow. Instead, it points out the need to do better, to set our sights on where we really want to be. Charles and I have found many reasons to disagree in the past, but on this matter we are 100% in agreement. Here on rrap the pro-coders, no-coders, slow-coders, and limp coders rail on and on about a subject long since put to bed by the regulators, and the whole meaningless fight takes on a surreal similarity to the fights between sailboaters and motorboaters, arguing which is more technically advanced, which can get through when conditions are bad, which is modern vs. invented in the olden days, etc., etc., etc. As all the efforts that have been put towards the arguments and other negative stuff, were put to postive use, maybe the world of amateur radio around us would not be "coming one step closer to extinction." If those efforts were put to building amateur radio in general, we would be better off. Yeahh, everyone thinks that. Problem is they want everyone's opinion to match their own.... And there are plenty of differeing definitions and opinions of exactly what ppositive is. - Mike KB3EIA - |
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Mike Coslo wrote
Your point seems to be that we are discussing trivial matters, while the important things go ignored. If that isn't your point, then clue me in. My point has nothing to do with "discussing". My point has to do with our seemingly suicidal desire to fracture our image and marginalize our credibility. My point is that the Amateur Radio Service exists at the pleasure of public opinion and regulators who are increasingly disconnected from our hobby. Against that background, rather than band together to save our hobby we seem hell-bent on finding inconsequential and OTBE things to fight about, splintering and diluting whatever influence we have on regulators and the general public. Morse Code testing is a dead issue, but here in this public forum we continue to poke and prod at it's carcass like a pack of squabbling hyenas with the same old rhetoric which started here over a decade ago. Maybe I'm mistaken, but I think that's essentially the same notion offered in the message from N5PVL which opened this thread. 73, de Hans, K0HB |
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"Mike Coslo" wrote
Then the PCTA's will just be part of the noise floor, just like any other newsgroup has. Who said anything about PCTA's? .... or NCTA's for that matter? A pox on both their houses. 73, de Hans, K0HB -- Posted via Mailgate.ORG Server - http://www.Mailgate.ORG |
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