John Smith wrote:
Kelly:

Well, you certainly know enough that you wish to have your great
knowledge put forth--let's have a go at it...

What percentage of amateurs are women, it is 1% or 2% I have forgotten?

You're such a total crock, you have no idea what the stats are.


ROFLOL

John

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Phil Kane wrote:
On Tue, 14 Jun 2005 17:21:00 -0700, John Smith wrote:

... all the women I have ever tried to interest in radio... all have
declined doing anything towards getting a license... once they even
see
a key and a code practice oscillator they look at me as if I am
crazy
and ask, "You are kidding, right?"

Tell that to our friend Claire who is the NCS of the Beaver State
(CW) Traffic Net - high-speed CW. And she's no dummy - retired PhD
in a specialized field of the biological sciences.

. . . then there was the legendary traffic handler Mae Burke W3CUL who
was a neighborhood housewife . .

So much for generalizations.

Gotta love it.

--
73 de K2ASP - Phil Kane

w3rv

Kelly:

Now I really worry about you--you pose an argument which really starts
to define you as a fool!

Are you claiming I can't tune through all the ham bands in relatively
short order and be stuck numb with the fact that there are ALMOST NO
WOMEN to be heard?

Gesus man, you need some type of medication to even stay relevant!

John

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John Smith wrote:
Kelly:

Well, you certainly know enough that you wish to have your great
knowledge put forth--let's have a go at it...

What percentage of amateurs are women, it is 1% or 2% I have
forgotten?

You're such a total crock, you have no idea what the stats are.


ROFLOL

John

wrote in message
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Phil Kane wrote:
On Tue, 14 Jun 2005 17:21:00 -0700, John Smith wrote:

... all the women I have ever tried to interest in radio... all
have
declined doing anything towards getting a license... once they
even
see
a key and a code practice oscillator they look at me as if I am
crazy
and ask, "You are kidding, right?"

Tell that to our friend Claire who is the NCS of the Beaver
State
(CW) Traffic Net - high-speed CW. And she's no dummy - retired
PhD
in a specialized field of the biological sciences.

. . . then there was the legendary traffic handler Mae Burke W3CUL
who
was a neighborhood housewife . .

So much for generalizations.

Gotta love it.

--
73 de K2ASP - Phil Kane

w3rv

"John Smith" wrote in message
...
Kelly:

Now I really worry about you--you pose an argument which really starts to
define you as a fool!

Are you claiming I can't tune through all the ham bands in relatively
short order and be stuck numb with the fact that there are ALMOST NO WOMEN
to be heard?

Gesus man, you need some type of medication to even stay relevant!

John


Many of us do not call CQ but will answer them. Many others stay on CW
where you cannot tell if we are women unless we tell you or you look us up
and ASSUME based on our names that we are women.

I work several other women in every voice contest in which I participate and
they are NOT the same ones each time.

Dee D. Flint, N8UZE

Dee:

Now you are the official spokesmen for ALL these women, I'd rather hear
that directly from all the other girls here...

John-listens-to-the-echoes-from-this-silent-and-empty-room-and-Dee-speaking-for-ALL-the-other-females

John

"Dee Flint" wrote in message
...

"John Smith" wrote in message
...
Kelly:

Now I really worry about you--you pose an argument which really
starts to define you as a fool!

Are you claiming I can't tune through all the ham bands in relatively
short order and be stuck numb with the fact that there are ALMOST NO
WOMEN to be heard?

Gesus man, you need some type of medication to even stay relevant!

John


Many of us do not call CQ but will answer them. Many others stay on
CW where you cannot tell if we are women unless we tell you or you
look us up and ASSUME based on our names that we are women.

I work several other women in every voice contest in which I
participate and they are NOT the same ones each time.

Dee D. Flint, N8UZE

"John Smith" wrote in message
...
Dee:

Now you are the official spokesmen for ALL these women, I'd rather hear
that directly from all the other girls here...

John-listens-to-the-echoes-from-this-silent-and-empty-room-and-Dee-speaking-for-ALL-the-other-females

John


Once again you draw conclusions unwarranted by the comment, a comment based
not only on personal experience but articles that I have read by some of the
leaders of the women's organizations.

Dee D. Flint, N8UZE

Dee:

Now you coax me into going down to the level of, in you own words, "a
comment based not only on personal experience but articles that I have
read by some of the
leaders of the women's organizations."

.... so that now I argue against your interpretations of materials and a
"special interest group"... what next, "Lesbian hams?"

The women are NOT there on the bands--you claim they are "hiding", well
great--they still ain't there in any REAL sense!

John



"Dee Flint" wrote in message
...

"John Smith" wrote in message
...
Dee:

Now you are the official spokesmen for ALL these women, I'd rather
hear that directly from all the other girls here...

John-listens-to-the-echoes-from-this-silent-and-empty-room-and-Dee-speaking-for-ALL-the-other-females

John


Once again you draw conclusions unwarranted by the comment, a comment
based not only on personal experience but articles that I have read by
some of the leaders of the women's organizations.

Dee D. Flint, N8UZE

John Smith wrote:
"special interest group"... what next, "Lesbian hams?"

The women are NOT there on the bands--you claim they are "hiding", well
great--they still ain't there in any REAL sense!

So what is this hang-up you have about women, why do you think the bands
should be populated with lots of women hams? As a whole, women aren't
attracted to a technical hobby like ham radio. Ever go out to the model
airplane radio control field? See lots of women there flying toy
airplanes? How many women get their pilots license as compared to men?
Ever go to a quilting meeting? How many men did you see there?
Ever go to an antique radio swap meet? You will find a lot more men
collecting and fixing old radios than women. Do you collect dolls, tea
sets, china dishes? No? Lots of women do.

When I taught Novice classis some years ago, there were always several
women in the class and they ejoyed learning the code as much as anyone.

There are things that interest men as a hobby and things that interest
women as a hobby, and most often they are different things.
If all you can see is doom and gloom for ham radio, I suggest you go
back to the 'freeband' where you seem to think radio life is great.