On Tue, 13 Apr 2004, Mike Coslo wrote:
I've been here a few years now, and listened to a lot that has been
said and done.

Two big problems:

1) Stop calling it "ham radio" as that is actually a derrogatory term. One
origin of it is from 19th century telegraphy where POOR telegraph operators were
called "hams." Only the truly ignorant really believe the story that it was
from the initials of the operators of one of the more popular (east coast)
stations.

2) Impose a requirement where one's weight (in pounds) may not exceed one's IQ.
There are just too many fat people in the hobby, and one may think that it's
called "ham radio" because all the people in it are PIGS (literally).

;-)