"Dwight Stewart" wrote in message
ink.net...

"Kim W5TIT" wrote:

Actually, Dwight, the only "place"
that my callsign gets so much
discussion is right here in this
newsgroup. I have been involved
in a lot of stuff since I've had this
callsign--on the air, off the air,
women and men, served agencies,
hundreds of other amateurs. No
where, once, did my callsign ever
get discussed, and there was plenty
of opportunity. (snip)


I don't doubt that, Kim. The debate here only points to how far some in
this newsgroup are out of touch with reality.


Dwight Stewart (W5NET)

http://www.qsl.net/w5net/


Someone came up with a great analogy today, and I don't know why I've never
thought of it before. In fact, maybe y'all won't see this--but I sure do.
Relating the callsign I have to the type of person I am, makes as much sense
as relating the authorship of Stephen King to him being a mass murderer; or
the character of Andy Sipowitz to being the same person as that actor; or Al
Pacino being the exact persons he depicts in his characters (remember the
tirade he goes off on in the movie "Devil's Advocate").

While amateur radio is not an acting venue, it is a
hobby/avocation/distraction/extracurricular activity. The callsign of an
individual in amateur radio, and even the way they act within that venue,
may have nothing at all to do with who or what they are. In fact, many
times when I meet amateurs face-to-face, they are not the person they
"depict" on the air.

Anyway, I liked the scenario...that's my story and I'm sticking to it... ;o

Kim W5TIT