Fred Nachbaur wrote:


David Stinson wrote:

Let us welcome the new additions to our ranks:



Too little, too late. Ham radio is dead already, after decades of
elitism and insistence on a long-obsolete and inefficient digital
communications protocol. Add the propensity to reduce the hobby to "My
store-bought rig is bigger than your store-bought rig" and the demise of
a once noble endeavor is complete.

The spirit of real amateur radio *does* live on, however. There are
still individuals and groups interested in experimentation,
home-brewing, equality and public service. It's called "Pirate Radio".

Cheers,
Fred

I'm studying for my HAM licence right now. It would of help during the
North America power outage.

It was really nice to see a ton of people operating handhelds during the
power outage without a licence.

Dwaine.