Hi John, Lou and all the rest of you,

I've never, ever referred to amateur radio as a hobby! No, not me! I was
active in the Alaskan earthquake communications back in 1964, and also the
big blizzard of 1978 in Columbus, Ohio, where I was born and raised. The
only communication we had throughout Columbus was amateur radio, and that
included all the hospitals, because all phone lines were down at that
particular time.

Pat, you may say you're an "old goat" on this list, but, believe me when I
tell you that I'm so proud to be an "old goat", too!! !!


33, 73, 88 where appropriate,
Reeva Parry,
AMATEUR RADIO CALL SIGN:  K8DMU for over forty-four years!


At 11:37 PM 7/24/05 -0400, John Miller, N1UMJ, wrote:

>oh, believe me, I use hobby only on this list and with close friends and
>once in a while with people getting in to ham radio, other than that, I use
>the word service.



>From: "Louis Kim Kline" <[log in to unmask]>
>
>
>It's not a hobby, it's a service.  Somebody pointed that out on the list
>earlier this week, but it bears repeating.  The frequencies that we use are
>far too valuable to be set aside for a hobby.  Don't forget it when
>commenting to the FCC, or anyone else in the government.
>
>73, de Lou K2LKK


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