Hi Buddy,
Well, as a ham for 35 years, I will confront on the air, absolutely I will.
This is our hobby, we must police it, ourselves, and I will be one of those hams who will do it.
Will any of you join me?
I didn't study and get all these licenses to see our hobby go down the drain.
Trippy, ac8s
----- Original Message -----
From: Buddy Brannan
To: [log in to unmask]
Sent: Thursday, June 07, 2012 5:58 PM
Subject: Re: License Renewal?
Trippy,
I think I get why they call you Trippy, because, like, you're way, way =
out there man.=20
First of all, this isn't ham radio, it's an Email list. Fortunately, we =
don't have to ID every 10 minutes on Email lists, or anything else like =
that. If anything, we should use the "lingo" of Internet culture, since =
this is the Internet. But all of that is pretty moot anyhow.
As for we should "talk the ham radio lingo" and "people who don't should =
be confronted", jeez, I dunno, but I think you're in a different hobby =
than I am.=20
The only thing incumbent upon hams is that we follow the rules set forth =
for us by our governing boies and international law. That's it. It is =
also incumbent upon us to comport ourselves in civil fashion, especially =
if we want kids to get involved. If anything, we should probably avoid =
as much jargon as possible, although some of it is just culture. Jargon =
for its own sake is just silly and pretentious. Basically, we follow =
country specific and international regulations an we don't act like =
assholes. That's pretty much the deal.=20
That's all.=20
It is not your place, or for that matter, anyone else's, to correct =
someone on the air for what you perceive to be operating deficiencies.=20=
But here's the biggest thing.
Ham radio's supposed to be fun. Remember that? Fun? It's, like, what =
you're supposed to do with a hobby. Have fun. If it isn't fun, then stop =
doing it. Yes, we need to not be assholes on the air. Yes, we need to =
conduct ourselves with a certain amount of decorum, so that we present =
our hobby as one that's friendly and welcoming to all kinds of people, =
young and old. But once it becomes so rigid that a "73's" is a hanging =
offense, it isn't fun anymore.=20
Sheesh. I never hear this kind of stuff on the cw bands. I think I'll =
stay there.
73rd's, and over and out,
--
Buddy Brannan, KB5ELV - Erie, PA
Phone: (814) 860-3194 or 888-75-BUDDY
On Jun 7, 2012, at 5:31 PM, Harry Brown <[log in to unmask]> =
wrote:
> Hi there,
> I'm not getting lost!
> Look folks, if we're ham operators, then let's talk like ham radio =3D
> operators.
> I don't know how you all feel, but what really bugs me as well is, =
when =3D
> we're on the air, and hams, not as much newbees, but hams who have =
been =3D
> hams for God knows how long, don't act like it, those people should be =
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> confronted.
> Even though we're not on the air, at the moment, it's still important, =
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> that we use the ham lingo.
> This 73s crap is not ham like.
> 73,
> Trippy, ac8s
> ----- Original Message -----=3D20
> From: Steve=3D20
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Sent: Wednesday, June 06, 2012 5:01 PM
> Subject: Re: License Renewal?
>=20
>=20
> Hey Harry,=3D20
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> Get lost.
>=20
> ----- Original Message -----=3D20
> From: Harry Brown=3D20
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Sent: Wednesday, June 06, 2012 2:38 PM
> Subject: Re: License Renewal?
>=20
>=20
> HI all,
> Please, can we stop with the 73's?
> We're suppose to be hams here, not chicken banders.
> I'm not alone, when it comes to that, either.
> A very well known ham, nationally, has this pet peeve as well, and I =
=3D
> =3D3D
> also do.
> This is not cb, this is ham radio, and if you're gonna be a ham, talk =
=3D
> =3D3D
> the talk!
> 73,
> Trippy, ac8s
> ----- Original Message -----=3D3D20
> From: Howard, W A 9 Y B W=3D3D20
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Sent: Wednesday, June 06, 2012 8:38 AM
> Subject: License Renewal?
>=20
>=20
> Hi Howard,
>=20
> This is Howard #3.
>=20
> About 4 years ago I renewed my license on the FCC website and I =3D
> didn't =3D3D
> =3D3D3D
> have=3D3D3D20
> any trouble. There site is very accessible.
>=20
> Before you can use their Universal Licensing System, you need to =
get =3D
> =3D3D
> an =3D3D3D
> ID=3D3D3D20
> number from them. This also can be done online and the number will =
=3D
> =3D3D
> be=3D3D3D20
> e-mailed to you immediately.
>=20
> If you are reasonably proficient at filling out forms online, this =
=3D
> =3D3D
> whole =3D3D3D
>=20
> process can be completed in less than half an hour at most.
>=20
> On a scale of 1 (easy) to 10 (hard) this exercise is about a 3 in =
=3D
> =3D3D
> my=3D3D3D20
> opinion.
>=20
> The hardest thing is to figure out what website to go to.
>=20
> If anyone is interested, I will look up the address and post it =3D
> here.
>=20
> If you are able to get an Amateur license than you are smart enough =
=3D
> to =3D3D
> =3D3D3D
> renew=3D3D3D20
> it independently.
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> 73's
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> Howard #3, W A 9 Y B W
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