On Thu, 02 Nov 2006 14:13:46 GMT, "Harold E. Johnson" wrote:

Give the ham ticket another go. It's a great hobby despite the best efforts
of that little publishing company in Connecticut, the QCWA and a few
disgruntled idiots that have to have some reason to think themselves better
than others even if it's only through an obsolete mechanical skill likely
teachable to a reasonably smart chimpanzee.

If you truly believe all that, then you should also believe that ham (Indeed,
any) radio is an obsolete communications medium, since the world is now
hard-wired.

And if the chimp can learn Morse, why can't aspiring hams? Morse is easy at
lower speeds. Anyone who can't master it at up to 15wpm surely isn't bright
enought to to be trusted with his paws on the controls of a transmitter.

The primary justification for allocation of amateur radio spectrum has always
been emergency services. And in dire emergencies, operators might have to cobble
together makeshift equipment. In that case, it's much simpler -- and possibly
the only solution -- to build a cw transmitter than it is to come up with
modulation. Hence cw has always been the ultimate disaster scenario fall-back,
and should always remain a licensing requirement.

Otherwise, who needs hams, and why should they get any of the public radio
spectrum?

-- Larry

Respect, other than the occasional holding of an open door has to be
earned and maintained. You may have done the former but you've failed
miserably at the latter.

W8LNA

Those of us not actually acquainted with him are uncertain as to whether
he has actually earned anything. We have only his word and he's caused
some doubt as to it's value.

Harold
KD5SAK

pltrgyst wrote:
On Thu, 02 Nov 2006 14:13:46 GMT, "Harold E. Johnson" wrote:

Give the ham ticket another go. It's a great hobby despite the best efforts
of that little publishing company in Connecticut, the QCWA and a few
disgruntled idiots that have to have some reason to think themselves better
than others even if it's only through an obsolete mechanical skill likely
teachable to a reasonably smart chimpanzee.

If you truly believe all that, then you should also believe that ham (Indeed,
any) radio is an obsolete communications medium, since the world is now
hard-wired.

And if the chimp can learn Morse, why can't aspiring hams? Morse is easy at
lower speeds. Anyone who can't master it at up to 15wpm surely isn't bright
enought to to be trusted with his paws on the controls of a transmitter.

The primary justification for allocation of amateur radio spectrum has always
been emergency services. And in dire emergencies, operators might have to cobble
together makeshift equipment. In that case, it's much simpler -- and possibly
the only solution -- to build a cw transmitter than it is to come up with
modulation. Hence cw has always been the ultimate disaster scenario fall-back,
and should always remain a licensing requirement.

Otherwise, who needs hams, and why should they get any of the public radio
spectrum?

-- Larry

marqueer.

On Thu, 02 Nov 2006 11:32:52 -0500, pltrgyst
wrote:

bright enought

Yeah right. I rest my case, your honor.

--
Boldly going forward, 'cause we can't find reverse

Slow Code wrote:
At club meetings, no-codes and nickle hams should have to stand up and
salute when a 20wpm code tested Extra comes into the room.

SC

How about us 13 wpm hams? Should we stand or remain seated while we
laugh at your pomposity?

W8LNA, a 'Lucky 13'er'

Slow Code wrote:
At club meetings, no-codes and nickle hams should have to stand up and
salute when a 20wpm code tested Extra comes into the room.

SC

If I could copy 30 wpm, would you suck my....?

jak

gwatts wrote:
Slow Code wrote:
At club meetings, no-codes and nickle hams should have to stand up and
salute when a 20wpm code tested Extra comes into the room.

SC

How about us 13 wpm hams? Should we stand or remain seated while we
laugh at your pomposity?

W8LNA, a 'Lucky 13'er'

SC said "no-codes and nickle hams". what part of that didn;t you get?
you're probably a no code yourself. now do what SC says, learn cw you
stupid *******!

In article ,
"David G. Nagel" wrote:

Slow Code wrote:

At club meetings, no-codes and nickle hams should have to stand up and
salute when a 20wpm code tested Extra comes into the room.

SC

Middle finger salute.....


Dave N

Mmmm...maybe the Extra's should stand up and salute when someone who can
program a software programmable transceiver shows up ? An EME specialist
? Someone who builds radios ?

"Invader3K" wrote in
ups.com:


Paul Keenleyside wrote:
"Slow Code" wrote in message
nk.net...
At club meetings, no-codes and nickle hams should have to stand up
and salute when a 20wpm code tested Extra comes into the room.

SC

Depends if he brought the coke and pizzas for the meeting or not.

have to know what's important these days in running a club.

Crap like this is why I haven't gone for a ham license. I've worked in
real broadcast radio and thought about taking the amateur test, but I
have no desire to be in a hobby filled with childish old geezers.



No-code hams in wheelchairs have to stand and salute the Extra too. Being
in a wheelchair is no excuse for not standing up and saluting.


SC

On 2 Nov 2006 15:16:17 -0800, spake
thusly:


gwatts wrote:
Slow Code wrote:
At club meetings, no-codes and nickle hams should have to stand up and
salute when a 20wpm code tested Extra comes into the room.

SC

How about us 13 wpm hams? Should we stand or remain seated while we
laugh at your pomposity?

W8LNA, a 'Lucky 13'er'

SC said "no-codes and nickle hams". what part of that didn;t you get?
you're probably a no code yourself. now do what SC says, learn cw you
stupid *******!

AND gwatts asked about 13 wpm hams, a number that SC did not mention.
Now, don't you have some offs to ****?
--

(Jim, single dad to Lesleigh [Autistic] 04/20/94)

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