Hi Everyone;

Let's change this thread.

Between the adverse HF band conditions and all this controversy, I've just about had it with ham radio.

73 De Anthony W2AJV
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  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Colin McDonald 
  To: [log in to unmask] 
  Sent: Sunday, December 17, 2006 11:02 AM
  Subject: Re: [BLIND-HAMS] Fw: [WestMichiganHams] FCC Eliminates Morse Code Requirement (Finally!!)


  hold on, are ham operators supposed to be some closed cult? or click that
  only special privallaged persons can hope to be apart of?
  Why can it not become a part of the norm instead of an odity?
  Isn't that the whole idea behind amateur radio is to allow it to be
  availible to anyone taking an interest at an amateur level?
  I think there are way too many professional amateurs on HF who take the
  whole thing way to seriously, and who also get bent out of shape when they
  happen to find someone not up to their high horsed standards.
  That is precisely the kind of operators that keep beginners away, or scare
  them away quickly.
  Perhaps amateur radio on HF is very much similar to an NFB type of
  organization in its ideals.
  Maybe we can begin to change that by allowing more normal everyday people on
  there.
  73
  Colin, CFA6BKX
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  Sent: Sunday, December 17, 2006 8:53 AM
  Subject: Re: Fw: [WestMichiganHams] FCC Eliminates Morse Code Requirement
  (Finally!!)


  > Howard, I agree.  Hams used to be set apart from other folks and with the
  > dumbing down of requirements there is less and less difference between a
  ham and
  > anyone else.  The tech test is pretty simple and the general isn't much
  harder
  > in terms of accademics.
  >
  > Tom
  >
  >
  > Tom Brennan  KD5VIJ, CCC-A/SLP
  > web page http://titan.sfasu.edu/~g_brennantg/sonicpage.html