RadioBanter - View Single Post - 40/80 meters isnt any better then cb 11 meters if not worse

July 27th 05, 02:07 AM

"I AmnotGeorgeBush" wrote in message
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From: (Lets Get Metaphysical)
On Mon, 25 Jul 2005 15:47:58 -0400, (123a 456a)
wrote:
I have been listening in to 40 and 80 meters i see no diiference then 11
meter nets. These guys swearing more then 11 meters hell one guy didnt
catch his call was using an echo master with roger beep tones on his
Icom..What a bunch of clowns..These nets wouldnt let some others in who
were calling saying they were weak and didnt belong with the big boys..
It's amazin thousand of dollars for equipment and they sound and act
worse then many cbers..

I've definitly heard some jerks on 75 meters,
but 40 meters is a fairly well behaved bunch of
guys. Most of the jerks I've heard on 75

meters were former CB'ers though. Sad but

true.

Odds are most of the hammies on hammie radio today are former cb'ers.
Nothing sad about it. If it wasn't for cb, hammie radio would be dead.
CB is where the hammie radio participants originate.

Hello, Twist

For what it is worth, I started in ham radio (1962), had a ball with cb
radio (1970/71) and am still active in ham radio ....

What is silly is to throw darts at each other. There are good and bad in
both groups. To think otherwise is a rather bit shortsighted.

73 from Rochester, NY
Jim AA2QA