Geesh...

You guys are for real huh?
You think code and a radio makes you special guys?

Ah com' on John ....did you ever hear me say anything about CW being special
...... in fact the older I get the less "specialness" means to be ..... as
if it really meant anything back then .....



Was the license really so difficult for you, you believe the rest of
us with much different opinions are stupid and find it that big a
challenge?


Never studpidity ....motivation .... well based on some of the arguments I
have seen here and in my ham d'jour life ....it just seems that if someone
really wanted HF privlidges then suck it up ...study a bit ...pass and have
the ritualistic back yard key burial .......then get on with life ..... but
that apparently will not be necessary now .....no carping ...just fact
.....and I will welcome anyone to the bands and if they are on CW without
being tested ...no big deal. I call that a win for band useage which we
need and for ham radio in general ....




I started building tesla coils at ~10, I got my novice ticket and
built my first single tube transmitter when I was 12, my first degree
was in electronic engineering in '72... I ate this chit up... I was
bored and didn't know what I wanted to be--until they invented the
computer... I returned to college in 1978 and got my BS in CS in 1981
along with a BA in journalism, I completed my MS in CS in '83...
since then I have always taught a night class at the local jr. college
and continue to take classes at the local university to stay current
and be with fresh young minds...


Gee John ...then why are your posts so bizzare ??? I really don't like to
prejudge anyone but your comments over the last several months really don't
reflect the above ...I am sorry if I say this but I am a bit surprized ....
I deal a lot with "old timers" in my profession .....and I find them
interesting and their journey through this life more so in a positive rather
then a negative ..... Also comments about people with problems, disabilities
and diseases don't fit.


Get real... lay down the opium pipe and step out of the gutter!


Huh .....???? oh well ...never tried the stuff thank God but I do like
a couple of beers now and then ....


And, I just consider myself an average guy (you should see my sister,
she has all the brains in the family!)... of course, I do live in a
nice neighborhood and have nice neighbors...

John


I'm glad you do ...as I have good ones also ....have to tell you one of
these days about my old ones ... .."adventures in paradise" ...... complete
with the pit bulls and multiple 20 second visits from strangers throughout
the day ....

Take care John ...73 Tom KI3R