What do we do? I don't know what you do…well, I've got a pretty good idea of what you'd do, but what I'll do is continue to enjoy my hobby. Because I can't control other people's actions, only mine. And I'm not going to lose sleep over some assholes when there's plenty of other ham radio to enjoy.
--
Buddy Brannan, KB5ELV - Erie, PA
Phone: (814) 860-3194 or 888-75-BUDDY
On Jun 8, 2012, at 1:11 PM, Harry Brown <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Hi Buddy,
> Great, accept on 1 point.
> If after that phone call is made, and that same station gets on the air, =
> and acts like a jerk, then, what do we do?
> This is our hobby, it's time to police it.
> Trippy, ac8s
> ----- Original Message -----=20
> From: Buddy Brannan=20
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Sent: Thursday, June 07, 2012 9:07 PM
> Subject: Re: confrontation on the air? what do you all think about =
> this topic?
>
>
> I really don't think this is what is meant by the statement that our =
> =3D
> hobby is "self-policing". Neither are the DX pileup traffic cops (you =
> =3D
> know the kind I mean) what is meant by self policing. Yes, we keep =
> each =3D
> other in line through things like the ARRL's official observer =
> program. =3D
> This has of course no legal weight, but an OO card can help us perhaps =
> =3D
> avoid bigger trouble later. A friendly phone call off the air from a =
> =3D
> local club member or ham friend to talk about on-air conduct is =
> another =3D
> way that we might police ourselves. Vigilanteism, though, is =
> definitely =3D
> not what is meant by the statement.=3D20
>
> Shall we read the Amateur's Code through? Here, let's read it =
> together, =3D
> and let's not quibble over the ARRL bias. Het's, however, review its =
> =3D
> salient points. My comments in brackets:
>
> The Amateur's CODE of 1998
>
> CONSIDERATE . . . never knowingly operates in such a way as to lessen =
> =3D
> the pleasure of others.=3D20
> [Sounds like "Don't be a jerk". Great rule to live by in general.]
>
> LOYAL . . . he offers loyalty, encouragement and support to other =3D
> amateurs, local clubs, and the American Radio Relay League, through =
> =3D
> which Amateur Radio in the United States is represented nationally and =
> =3D
> internationally.
> [Again, let's not quibble over the part about being loyal to the =
> League, =3D
> but instead, let's consider loyalty to the wider brotherhood of hams =
> =3D
> around the world. Works for me, and covers a lot. We protect our own, =
> we =3D
> guide our own, and we nurture our own.]
>
> PROGRESSIVE . . . with knowledge abreast of science, well-built and =
> =3D
> efficient station and operation above reproach.
> [Lead by example. Hitting someone over the head with what you think =
> =3D
> should be the way things are run won't win you many friends. Run your =
> =3D
> station clean. That means no splatter, unwanted harmonics, and the =
> like. =3D
> Help your brother and sister hams to do the same.]
>
> FRIENDLY . . . slow and patient operating when requested; friendly =3D
> advice and counsel to the beginner, kindly assistance, cooperation and =
> =3D
> consideration for the interests of others. These are the hallmarks of =
> =3D
> the amateur spirit.
> [Note the words "kind" and "friendly", please.]
>
> BALANCED . . . Radio is an avocation, never interfering with duties =
> owed =3D
> to his family, job, school or community.
> [It's a hobby guys.]
>
> PATRIOTIC . . . station and skill always ready for the service to =3D
> country and community.
> [There's more to lie than cq contest.]
>
> Nuff said, I think.
> --
> Buddy Brannan, KB5ELV - Erie, PA
> Phone: (814) 860-3194 or 888-75-BUDDY
>
>
>
> On Jun 7, 2012, at 8:49 PM, Robert C <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
>> And if that does not work, what then? Reach the long arms of the =3D
> law=3D20
>> thru the air waves and nab the bootlegger? Will this end up =
> being=3D20
>> another George Zimmerman case?
>> =3D20
>> Quote of the nanosecond...
>> In what you say of another, apply the test of kindness, necessity =
> and=3D20=3D
>
>> truth, and let nothing pass your lips without a 2/3 majority.
>> --Liz Armbruster
>> Robert & Dreamer Doll ke7nwn
>> E-mail-
>> [log in to unmask]
>> Home Page-
>> http://webpages.charter.net/dog_guide/
>> =3D20
>> =3D20
>> On 6/7/2012 3:24 PM, Harry Brown wrote:
>>> Hi all,
>>> Since we've been talking about different ham radio lingo, etc.
>>> I wanted to go another direction, and I want to know what you all =
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> think.
>>> As you know, riley Hollingsworth, who was known for this cracking =
> =3D
> down =3D3D
>>> on rule violaters on the air, isn't doing that any more, since he =
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>>> retired.
>>> I remember the day when I read that, and I thought to myself, "what =
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> will =3D3D
>>> we hams do now?"
>>> Then, I read an article, that gave me the answer.
>>> I don't remember where it was, whether in QST, or where it was, but =
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> it =3D3D
>>> said something like this, "We hams will have to police the hobby, =
> as =3D
> the =3D3D
>>> FCC won't have the resources to do it in the future."
>>> I strongly agree with this article.
>>> This is our hobby, and the FCC does indeed, not have the resources, =
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> and =3D3D
>>> budget cuts will probably make this situation even worse.
>>> So, how should we police ourselves on the air?
>>> As a matter of fact, I heard about one way it was done, and I think =
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> it's =3D3D
>>> pretty cool.
>>> A local ham friend of myne was talking to a 4th call area station =
> =3D
> down =3D3D
>>> in Georgia, and they were having a real enjoyable QSO, and all the =
> =3D3D
>>> sudden, my friend heard this big bang, noise. Another ham grabbed =
> the =3D
> =3D3D
>>> microphone, and said "this station, ...., is a boot leg station, =
> and =3D
> =3D3D
>>> will now be taken off the air."
>>> My ham friend never heard this boot legger station again!
>>> He said to me, "Trippy, I loved it, absolutely loved it, the hams =
> in =3D
> =3D3D
>>> that community took matters into their own hands!"
>>> So, what do you all think about this issue?
>>> Trippy, ac8s
>>> =3D20
>>> =3D20
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