I had the right idea I guess, when I first got in the hobby, I knew ahead of
time I'd be on 2 meters first so I listened on my scanner while I was
studying, I was able to hold my own, had to learn a couple things but didn't
do too bad, then same on HF, friends let me get on their radios and find out
how it was done. I was lucky, luckily though, around here people don't get
yelled at too bad about not saying the right things. It depends on who's on,
but for the most part people let it go or just tell them nicely, like
recently we had someone on a local repeater I monitor ask his friend what
his 20 was, I laughed at that one but later in a QSO with the self appointed
new trustee of the repeater, he was corrected.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Phil Scovell" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, January 02, 2005 8:57 PM
Subject: Re: I have to comment on the use of 73


> Good points, Richard.  Since I work out of my home and monitor a couple of
> frequencies most of the day and evening, I am often bumping into brand new
> hams roaming the bands and trying out their new radio on all the repeaters
> to see which ones they can hit.  I had a guy, new ham he was, call me one
> day on the repeater and as we talked, he said, I want to ask you a
> wquestion.  I held my breath in case it was a technical question I no
> longer
> remembered how to answer.  Instead, he said, Is it wrong for me to say QSL
> when I reply to what someone has said?  I laughed.