John Ferrell wrote in
:

On Mon, 13 Nov 2006 19:32:19 -0800, KD6EVM
wrote:

Long time subscriber saying adios....

When the BS outweighs practical communication, the longtimers vacate.

Those of you who bemone the rise of ebay have destroyed the alternative
with your whining and petty bickering. Good job!

Just take a little vacation.
Noise is simply a problem to deal with. Perhaps we should add another
Q code, QBS!
When I first got on the air with a very shakey rig I heard someone
call "CQ CQ no LIDS KIDS or SPACE CADETS" and I realized that not all
HAMS would live up to my expectations.

Filters are your friends both on the radio and the internet.
John Ferrell W8CCW


I know what you're both saying is true. Since ham radio has been dumbed
down I'm hearing a lot more Lids, Kids, and space cadets on the ham bands
too and radio's don't come with Lid filters. We need to keep CW and
increase the speed requirement to somewhere 13 and 20 wpm. We can't risk
dumbing down the service further.

Tnx, 73, Good luck in the contest.

SC