That is quite true. I used to listen to the ham bands
years before I got licensed and bad behavior is nothing new but
there is more of it now.

	Ham radio is good at self-policing, but it is satisfying
to hear about the enforcement actions that have taken some of
the worst of the bad eggs off the air. This stuff is catching
and for some folks fines, force and jail is the only thing they
understand.

	We need more Riley-like enforcers who went after those
clowns and somewhat cleaned things up for awhile, but not nearly
enough.
Steve Dresser writes:
> I'm hearing more and more CB-like activity on the ham bands these days,
> especially on 75 meters where skip is short enough for the local wackos to
> congregate.  I also hear some of that stuff on 20 as well.  I've heard the
> arguments that it's all due to the no-code license, the dumbing down of 
> the
> tests, etc., but many of the worst troublemakers hold extras, so that's
> obviously not the problem.  I chalk it all up to a general lack of
> individual responsibility on the part of hams, which just reflects the 
> same
> trend in the larger society.  Before anyone starts firing up their Bunsen
> burners, I'm not saying that all hams are irresponsible, just that those 
> who
> are seem to be making more noise.