Hi guys,

Well do you think it is? I personally can't think of any other
passtime accessible to the individual which requires such a high
degree of technical knowledge to succeed at. If anyone can think of
something more complex, let's hear it!

Paul
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"What is now proved was once only imagin'd." - William Blake, 1793.

Well do you think it is? I personally can't think of any other
passtime accessible to the individual which requires such a high
degree of technical knowledge to succeed at

Your KIDDING RIGHT, what Technical knowledge?

If anyone can think of
something more complex, let's hear it!

Basket Weaving 101, probably has more Technical knowlege then HAM RADIO has
today.

On 07 Sep 2004 16:21:33 GMT, (WA8ULX) wrote:

Well do you think it is? I personally can't think of any other
passtime accessible to the individual which requires such a high
degree of technical knowledge to succeed at

Your KIDDING RIGHT, what Technical knowledge?

If anyone can think of
something more complex, let's hear it!

Basket Weaving 101, probably has more Technical knowlege then HAM RADIO has
today.

Erm, I assume you didn't realise I was speaking parochially of
strictly the *homebrew* side of it; in particular those of us who not
only build our own stuff, but *design* it as well???
--

"What is now proved was once only imagin'd." - William Blake, 1793.

I was speaking parochially of
strictly the *homebrew* side of it; in particular those of us who not
only build our own stuff, but *design* it as well???

Well Im affraid that is Very Very Very small minority anymore. Most of the new
guys have a hard time figure out where to plug in the MIC.

On 07 Sep 2004 16:21:33 GMT, (WA8ULX) wrote:


Basket Weaving 101, probably has more Technical knowlege then HAM RADIO has
today.

So you are also doing 47GHz moonbounce then?

Yes it is, but such a characteristic seems to be totally lost
on most newcomers who are no better than CBers who buy
their complete station off-the-shelf and even send it back to the
dealer for repairs.

Sadly they are misled by the Mongolian hordes of
CBers-Masquerading-As-Radio-Hams who have corrupted
Ham Radio in recent years. (And you don't have to have ever
held a CB licence to qualify for membership of that class
of failures - merely having a station of entirely off-the-shelf
consumer-type purchases puts you fairly and squarely
in that group!)

"Paul Burridge" wrote in message
...
Well do you think it is? I personally can't think of any other
passtime accessible to the individual which requires such a high
degree of technical knowledge to succeed at. If anyone can think of
something more complex, let's hear it!

Actually Mongolian culture is very advanced. You can even golf there.

Jack

"Airy R. Bean" wrote in message
...
Yes it is, but such a characteristic seems to be totally lost
on most newcomers who are no better than CBers who buy
their complete station off-the-shelf and even send it back to the
dealer for repairs.

Sadly they are misled by the Mongolian hordes of
CBers-Masquerading-As-Radio-Hams who have corrupted
Ham Radio in recent years. (And you don't have to have ever
held a CB licence to qualify for membership of that class
of failures - merely having a station of entirely off-the-shelf
consumer-type purchases puts you fairly and squarely
in that group!)

"Paul Burridge" wrote in message
...
Well do you think it is? I personally can't think of any other
passtime accessible to the individual which requires such a high
degree of technical knowledge to succeed at. If anyone can think of
something more complex, let's hear it!

Not conclusive - golf is for the brain-dead, as are off-the-shelf
rigs.

"John Walton" wrote in message
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Actually Mongolian culture is very advanced. You can even golf there.
"Airy R. Bean" wrote in message
...
Sadly they are misled by the Mongolian hordes of
CBers-Masquerading-As-Radio-Hams who have corrupted
Ham Radio in recent years.

"Airy R. Bean" wrote in message
...
Not conclusive - golf is for the brain-dead, as are off-the-shelf
rigs.


Shall we list the off the shelf rigs you have owned? We could highlight the
ones you have been unable to maintain- too nervous was it?

The other thing that causes brain deaf is drink- Special Brew for example.

There are some of us "CBer's" who enjoy the equipment as much as or more
than the use of it. I definitely won't argue that CB radio is corrupt beyond
salvaging. That's why many CBer's turn to ham. I have known many hams who dx
on ham bands but use CB to talk to locals. That's how I learned alot of what
I know and got interested in amateur radio. I don't have my license yet but
I have the resources to study. I just hope that not too many CBer's who want
to convert are met by hams who shun them. In one of my other hobbies, R/C
aircraft, there are always people willing to spend their evenings and
weekends teaching the newbies. The market there is also dominated by
ready-made equipment now but if not for the dedicated builders who help
others, no one would build there own anymore. One thing is common to both
hobbies. The more you do it yourself, the more you learn. For now, it's back
to studying.

Chris

"Airy R. Bean" wrote in message
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| Yes it is, but such a characteristic seems to be totally lost
| on most newcomers who are no better than CBers who buy
| their complete station off-the-shelf and even send it back to the
| dealer for repairs.
|
| Sadly they are misled by the Mongolian hordes of
| CBers-Masquerading-As-Radio-Hams who have corrupted
| Ham Radio in recent years. (And you don't have to have ever
| held a CB licence to qualify for membership of that class
| of failures - merely having a station of entirely off-the-shelf
| consumer-type purchases puts you fairly and squarely
| in that group!)
|
| "Paul Burridge" wrote in message
| ...
| Well do you think it is? I personally can't think of any other
| passtime accessible to the individual which requires such a high
| degree of technical knowledge to succeed at. If anyone can think of
| something more complex, let's hear it!
|
|