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From: roger@hpfcla.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.ham-radio
Subject: Re: Orphaned Response
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Date: Thu, 7-Nov-85 18:33:00 EST
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Posted: Thu Nov  7 18:33:00 1985
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>Depends on what you think of as ham radio.  I rather enjoy reading about
>that sort of thing, as it has something technical to it.  On the other
>hand, if I have to read (thank G*d for rn's kill files!) one more
>article about lower-than-30MHZ-conversations-with-some-unknown-little-
>forsaken-island-using-some-foreign-manufactured-rice-rocket-hooked-up-
>to-some-store-bought-heap-of-aluminum-for-a-grand-total-of-10-seconds-to
>exchange-signal-reports, I'll puke.
>
>Ham radio is a diverse hobby.  I'm in it for the technical aspects, and 
>to learn more about radio, television, digital, and other modes of
>communications.  If I just want to talk to somebody, I'll use the
>telephone.  Its cheaper and more reliable.
>
>

BRAVO!!!

I agree whole  heartedly with Brian.  What ever happend to the Ham Radio of
build it  yourself/fix it yourself.  These days the majority of the rigs we
hear on the air are Japanese  rice-boxes operated by glorified CB appliance
operators.  What about perpetuating a pool of "trained radio  technicians."
Wasn't this part of Ham Radio (or  something to that effect) the reason for
Ham Radio in the first place?

What about the propagation of  international  brotherhood?  Since when does
"Your five-nine in Ohio 73..."  propagate brotherhood?  Have you ever tried
to  demonstrate  the hobby to a newcomer on a  conversation  such as that?!
What     kind     of      accomplishment      is     it     to      contact
"some-unknown-little-foresaken-island"  using maximum legal power and a big
store-bought antenna just to exchange false (usually) signal reports?  Some
suggest  removing  the code  requirement.  If that's done, then really what
would be the difference  between  Amateur Radio and CB, other than the fact
that skip is legalized on Ham Radio.  The day that is done, I send my
license in for cancellation!

>So please! Tolerate the not-ham-radio-the way-the-ARRL-invented-it
>traffic as well as the more traditional stuff here in ham-rado.  Some of
>us like it!
>
>	Brian Kantor, WB6CYT
>

Whoever said that the ARRL is the god of amateur  radio?  They seem to have
put   themselves   in  that   position   for   the   primary   reasons   of
self-propagation.  Afterall, the more  unsophisticated  amateurs there are,
the more suckers there are likely to be who will send that good-for-nothing
organization  membership  fees.  I learned  early, I quit  after one  year.
They are the biggest offender of commercialization of amateur radio.  Their
magazine  (not a journal by any  means!)  used to have some good  technical
articles.  Now it is mainly  filled with  useless  statistics  and adds for
Japanese junk!

To conclude  my flame, I'm all for  technical  talk on this note  category!
Technical  discussion is part of the hobby.  As far as political debates, I
feel that it should find another category since it is not at all related to
amateur radio.

Roger Jollis KU6I
Fort Collins, Colorado

DE KU6I QRQ QSX 3520 KHZ K

"We're all entitled to our own opinions."

Any opinions here stated are entirely my own and in no way reflect the
policies or opinions of my employer.