Ham Radio is Dead - Merry Xmas
 

Please don't feed the trolls......




"VT1" wrote in message
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Kiss my big phat, red nosed rudolph!


"dontspam" wrote in message
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Ham radio will be dead soon and they will sell the freqs to the high
bidder. Have a Merry Christmas.

Yep it probably already is. Last time I check on 12
meters is was pretty much silent. No tune down to 3,892 or
3,853 at nights and people will advise you on how you need
to live your life! And I can hear jazz just about every
nite on 40 meters, so my comment is that maybe ham radio
is not really dead yet. Pending on your prespective.
Yes many jerks out there, looking to harass someone,
and yet I have found many folks want to have a good
conversation one night without all the discotent on the
band! Yep im not as active as I used to be, i give it
hell when I can.

gud luck to all and happy holidays from TX.

Steve in the hill country......

RE Subject -- gross unsubstantiated generalization.
Here are some facts -- just the facts, mam
There are - 672,701 USA Hams -- been stable around that figure for several
years

For the bands that are open -- tons of signals to be heard
And with advent of 5WPM for general and extra -- the bands are full of
newbies and old timers as well




"trailer." wrote in message
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Yep it probably already is. Last time I check on 12
meters is was pretty much silent.

Of course -- we are on the downslope of the 11 year cycle 10M & 12M has
some small openings but not like at the solar cycle peak

Now tune down to 3,892 or
3,853 at nights and people will advise you on how you need
to live your life!
It has been that way for 25 years I know of -- nothing has changed on that
band
A minority -- tune around -- last night I heard a dozen or so highly
technical and informative QSO's (left Coast)


And I can send you dozens of accolades by goverment and local entities
applauding Amateur Radio during emergencies

And I can hear jazz just about every
nite on 40 meters,
A SWL broadcast station I assume -- been that way forever (nearly)

so my comment is that maybe ham radio
is not really dead yet. Pending on your prespective.
Yes many jerks out there, looking to harass someone,

Not nearly as many as here or CB or 2M repeaters ---- and on HF a wee
minority

and yet I have found many folks want to have a good
conversation one night without all the discotent on the
band!
Indeed you can

Yep im not as active as I used to be, i give it
hell when I can.

gud luck to all and happy holidays from TX.

Steve in the hill country......

Happy Holidays Steve and keep the faith -- 25 years ago - I heard that Ham
radio was dying -- yet the bands today are full of SSB, CW, RTTY, PSK31 and
other modes. On contest weekends -- you will be hard pressed to find a
non-contest spot -- phone or CW. Hint No contests on 30M, 17M, and 12M

--
LC

Lets see. The ARRL talked the FCC into making it soo easy to get a ham
license so they can sell more memberships to the ARRL. No new young
hams getting in so that means as soon as us old timers are dead so is
the hobby.



On Fri, 24 Dec 2004 14:23:04 GMT, dontspam
wrote:

Ham radio will be dead soon and they will sell the freqs to the high
bidder. Have a Merry Christmas.

I knew it was over when echolink and ILRP came on board. Why does
anyone need a hf antenna? They just need a ht. hi hi



On Fri, 24 Dec 2004 14:23:04 GMT, dontspam
wrote:

Ham radio will be dead soon and they will sell the freqs to the high
bidder. Have a Merry Christmas.

When The Big One hits you won't have:
1. The Internet
2. CellPhones
3. Telephones.
4. Access to roads
5. Power
6. Heating
7. Water

But prepared Hams will have 5 thru 7 and HF and emergency power - world wide
and locally
Think about it
And quit bashing Ham Radio - it is here to stay
25 years ago we heard these same rants and today the USA has 672,701
licensed Amateur Radio Operators
In 1970 there were about 270,000 US hams.

Ball in your court
--
LC



"dontspam" wrote in message
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I knew it was over when echolink and ILRP came on board. Why does
anyone need a hf antenna? They just need a ht. hi hi



On Fri, 24 Dec 2004 14:23:04 GMT, dontspam
wrote:

Ham radio will be dead soon and they will sell the freqs to the high
bidder. Have a Merry Christmas.

Echolink and IRLP are just another way for Hams to communicate -- and that
is what we do.
You won't have the internet or cellphones when the BIG one hits, so better
"bother" and be prepared

--
LC



"rocky" wrote in message
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In article ,
dontspam wrote:

I knew it was over when echolink and ILRP came on board. Why does
anyone need a hf antenna? They just need a ht. hi hi

Why even bother with echolink when we have the internet.

Why do we pay Emergency Management millions of dollars to provide
disaster communications? So a bunch of hams with ht's can save the
world. Back to you.



On Sat, 25 Dec 2004 08:06:43 -0800, "Left Coast"
wrote:


When The Big One hits you won't have:
1. The Internet
2. CellPhones
3. Telephones.
4. Access to roads
5. Power
6. Heating
7. Water

But prepared Hams will have 5 thru 7 and HF and emergency power - world wide
and locally
Think about it
And quit bashing Ham Radio - it is here to stay
25 years ago we heard these same rants and today the USA has 672,701
licensed Amateur Radio Operators
In 1970 there were about 270,000 US hams.

Ball in your court

Why do we pay Emergency Management millions of dollars to provide
disaster communications? So a bunch of hams with ht's can save the
world. Back to you.


On Fri, 24 Dec 2004 14:23:04 GMT, dontspam
wrote:

Ham radio will be dead soon and they will sell the freqs to the high
bidder. Have a Merry Christmas.

Yeah well here in So Calif during the big fires -- the local entities were
overloaded -- guess who assisted them. Hams

Who manned the health and wellfare (H&W) for the shelters -- Hams

Who was on the fire scenes long before the TV crews -- yep Hams

WHo passed over 1,000 H & W messages -- yep Hams

Who provided over 50 volunteers to assist with the forestry service --Hams

We didn't save the world -- but we had many accolades from the local
authorities, press, and TV

From FCC Part 97
(a) Recognition and enhancement of the value of the amateur service to the
public as a voluntary noncommercial communication service, particularly with
respect to providing emergency communications.



AND WE DID EXACTLY THAT -- HOW ABOUT YOU ????


Ball in your court

--
LC



"dontspam" wrote in message
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Why do we pay Emergency Management millions of dollars to provide
disaster communications? So a bunch of hams with ht's can save the
world. Back to you.



On Sat, 25 Dec 2004 08:06:43 -0800, "Left Coast"
wrote:


When The Big One hits you won't have:
1. The Internet
2. CellPhones
3. Telephones.
4. Access to roads
5. Power
6. Heating
7. Water

But prepared Hams will have 5 thru 7 and HF and emergency power - world
wide
and locally
Think about it
And quit bashing Ham Radio - it is here to stay
25 years ago we heard these same rants and today the USA has 672,701
licensed Amateur Radio Operators
In 1970 there were about 270,000 US hams.

Ball in your court