What is Ham Radio?

Ham Radio is a technical pursuit for those who
are interested in the science of radio wave
propagation and who are also interested in the
way that their radios function. It has a long-standing
tradition of providing a source of engineers who
are born naturals.

Ham Radio awakens in its aficionados a whole-life
fascination with all things technical and gives
an all-abiding curiosity to improve one's scientific
knowledge. It's a great swimming pool, please dive in!

This excitement causes a wish to share the experience
with ones fellow man, and shows itself in the
gentlemanly traditions of Ham Radio.

Radio Hams are qualified to design, build and then
operate their own pieces of equipment. They do this
with gusto, and also repair and modify their own
equipment.

The excitement that drives a Radio Ham starts with
relatively simple technologies at first, perhaps making
his own Wimshurst machine and primary cells. Small pieces
of test equipment follow, possibly multimeters and signal
generators. Then comes receivers and transmitters. It is with
the latter that communication with like-minded technically
motivated people takes off. The scope for technical
development grows with the years
and now encompasses DSP and DDS. There is also a great deal
of excitement in the areas of computer programming to
be learnt and applied.

The technical excitement motivates Radio Hams to compete
with each other to determine who has designed and manufactured
the best-quality station. This competitiveness is found in DXing,
competitions and fox-hunts.

-----OOOOO----

However, beware! A Ham Radio licence is such a
desirable thing to have that there are large
numbers of people who wish to be thought of
as Radio Hams when, in fact, they are nothing
of the kind! Usually such people are a
variation of the CB Radio hobbyist; they buy their
radios off the shelf and send them back to be
repaired; they are not interested in technical discussion
and sneer at those who are; they have no idea how
their radios work inside and have no wish to find out;
they are free with rather silly personal insults;
they have not satisfied any technical qualification
and their licences prevent the use of
self-designed-and-built equipment.

These CB types engage in the competitive activities
with their Cheque-Book-purchased off-the-shelf radios
in a forlorn effort to prove that they are Radio Hams.

No _REAL_ Radio Hams are deceived by such people!

"Polymath" wrote in message
...

My God, Airy Beannie has changed his name yet again! My kill list grows and
grows. Get kicked off your previous ISP Beannie ?

W4ZCB

In consideration of the rather silly Childish Broadcast (CB)
quoted below, would it be correct to assume that "W4CZB" is
some form of Yankland CB issue?

Ham Radio has traditions of international friendliness which seem
to be lost on you.

"Harold E. Johnson" wrote in message
news:zVqEe.174933$_o.95578@attbi_s71...
"Polymath" wrote in message
...
My God, Airy Beannie has changed his name yet again! My kill list grows
and grows. Get kicked off your previous ISP Beannie ?
W4ZCB

On Sat, 23 Jul 2005 12:41:03 GMT, "Harold E. Johnson"
wrote:


"Polymath" wrote in message
...

My God, Airy Beannie has changed his name yet again! My kill list grows and
grows. Get kicked off your previous ISP Beannie ?
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

W4ZCB

A number of us did complain to his ISP but only one had some success.

In reality he was arrested by his local police for harassing another
newsgroup reader over here in the UK. Apparently he resisted arrest to
some extent and had the bruises to prove it! Full coverage appeared
in his local newspaper. It was also understood that the police took
away his computer(s). It seems like he got them back or had another
stashed under the house :-)

After several months he's now reappeared under another pseudonym and
is churning out the same old stuff he did as Airey/Airy Bean. Everyone
over here knows he is G4SDW so why he can't sign with his callsign,
like many of us do, is a mystery to me!

He is NOT a troll. Everything he posts he seriously believes in. Draw
your own conclusions!

One day I hope to meet him! I have two good photos of him, one taken
at a UK amateur radio radio rally (= US "Hamfest") and the other
outside his house when he was taken off to the cop shop!

I expect his reply to my post will be his F6 macro key: "Grow up! You
behave like a 5 year old" ...

Polymath is killfiled from this weekend on!

Peter, G3PHO

Peter wrote:
On Sat, 23 Jul 2005 12:41:03 GMT, "Harold E. Johnson"
wrote:


"Polymath" wrote in message
...

My God, Airy Beannie has changed his name yet again! My kill list grows and
grows. Get kicked off your previous ISP Beannie ?

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

W4ZCB


A number of us did complain to his ISP but only one had some success.

In reality he was arrested by his local police for harassing another
newsgroup reader over here in the UK. Apparently he resisted arrest to
some extent and had the bruises to prove it! Full coverage appeared
in his local newspaper. It was also understood that the police took
away his computer(s). It seems like he got them back or had another
stashed under the house :-)

After several months he's now reappeared under another pseudonym and
is churning out the same old stuff he did as Airey/Airy Bean. Everyone
over here knows he is G4SDW so why he can't sign with his callsign,
like many of us do, is a mystery to me!

He is NOT a troll. Everything he posts he seriously believes in. Draw
your own conclusions!

One day I hope to meet him! I have two good photos of him, one taken
at a UK amateur radio radio rally (= US "Hamfest") and the other
outside his house when he was taken off to the cop shop!

I expect his reply to my post will be his F6 macro key: "Grow up! You
behave like a 5 year old" ...

Polymath is killfiled from this weekend on!

Peter, G3PHO

Notoriety must be habit forming. If he had any originality, he'd
be interesting. He reminds me of Samuel Johnson's friend who had
only one idea in his head, and that a wrong one.
73,
Tom Donaly, KA6RUH

In article , "Polymath"
wrote:

Ham Radio has traditions of international friendliness which seem
to be lost on you.

Polymath-

Perhaps Harold knows something that would justify his statement. I notice
that you use a nickname, don't list a Ham call and hide your address. You
wouldn't be one of those trolls I've heard about, would you?

For myself, I object to your fake "FAQ". It is a statement of bigotry in
disguise, and very few of us can meet your criteria. You insult any of us
who care to enjoy the social and other aspects of Ham Radio, in spite of
your "friendliness" reference.

Get a life.

73, Fred, K4DII

After several months he's now reappeared under another pseudonym and
is churning out the same old stuff he did as Airey/Airy Bean. Everyone
over here knows he is G4SDW so why he can't sign with his callsign,
like many of us do, is a mystery to me!

He is NOT a troll. Everything he posts he seriously believes in. Draw
your own conclusions!

Hi Peter, good to hear from you, and thanks for the update. I instantly knew
who it was, same garbage, same source. I have difficulty with your last
however, surely no one is stupid enough to believe ANYTHING he spouts
off with. Please don't forward the picture, my stomach is upset enough
already.

Regards
W4ZCB

You continue to behave like a 5-year-old, especially
in respect of the lies that you tell below.

1, The harassment was _ALLEGED_ in _TWO_ malicious and
deliberately misleading perjurous statements made by Brian Reay G8OSN
on the 7th and 21st Feb.
2. No-one had any success in their complaints to my ISP. All complaints
were discussed with me. All anonymous complaints were ignored. All
complaints
from those who had a history of childish outbursts directed at me, such as
you,
were ignored.
3. I did not resist arrest. I now have the video of the arrest to prove
this.
4. When there are a large number of dangerous paranoid loonies
such as yourself on Usenet, everybody is advised to remain anonymous,
5. You have no photograph of me at a rally. The photo you do have was not
taken
when I was arrested, but when I contacted the local paper.
6. I do not have an "F6 Macro Key", whatever that may be.
7. If you wish to killfile me that is no problem. My remarks on Usenet
are not directed to the closed mind or the brain-dead mind.

"Peter" wrote in message
...
On Sat, 23 Jul 2005 12:41:03 GMT, "Harold E. Johnson"
wrote:
"Polymath" wrote in message
...
My God, Airy Beannie has changed his name yet again! My kill list grows
and
grows. Get kicked off your previous ISP Beannie ?
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
W4ZCB
A number of us did complain to his ISP but only one had some success.
In reality he was arrested by his local police for harassing another
newsgroup reader over here in the UK. Apparently he resisted arrest to
some extent and had the bruises to prove it! Full coverage appeared
in his local newspaper. It was also understood that the police took
away his computer(s). It seems like he got them back or had another
stashed under the house :-)
After several months he's now reappeared under another pseudonym and
is churning out the same old stuff he did as Airey/Airy Bean. Everyone
over here knows he is G4SDW so why he can't sign with his callsign,
like many of us do, is a mystery to me!
He is NOT a troll. Everything he posts he seriously believes in. Draw
your own conclusions!
One day I hope to meet him! I have two good photos of him, one taken
at a UK amateur radio radio rally (= US "Hamfest") and the other
outside his house when he was taken off to the cop shop!
I expect his reply to my post will be his F6 macro key: "Grow up! You
behave like a 5 year old" ...
Polymath is killfiled from this weekend on!

You have your opinion, I have mine. I do not need to
impart childish insults as you do below merely because you hold
a different opinion. That is the difference between _REAL_ Radio Hams and
others.

The FAQ is not fake. It is a question that is asked and answered frequently
by
this posting.

"Fred McKenzie" wrote in message
...
In article , "Polymath"
wrote:

Ham Radio has traditions of international friendliness which seem
to be lost on you.

Polymath-

Perhaps Harold knows something that would justify his statement. I notice
that you use a nickname, don't list a Ham call and hide your address. You
wouldn't be one of those trolls I've heard about, would you?

For myself, I object to your fake "FAQ". It is a statement of bigotry in
disguise, and very few of us can meet your criteria. You insult any of us
who care to enjoy the social and other aspects of Ham Radio, in spite of
your "friendliness" reference.

Get a life.

73, Fred, K4DII

In article , lid says...
In consideration of the rather silly Childish Broadcast (CB)
quoted below, would it be correct to assume that "W4CZB" is
some form of Yankland CB issue?

Ham Radio has traditions of international friendliness which seem
to be lost on you.


You don't know Harold very well then?