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 -----
From: Buddy Brannan
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 =
hobby is "self-policing". Neither are the DX pileup traffic cops (you =
know the kind I mean) what is meant by self policing. Yes, we keep each =
other in line through things like the ARRL's official observer program. =
This has of course no legal weight, but an OO card can help us perhaps =
avoid bigger trouble later. A friendly phone call off the air from a =
local club member or ham friend to talk about on-air conduct is another =
way that we might police ourselves. Vigilanteism, though, is definitely =
not what is meant by the statement.=20
Shall we read the Amateur's Code through? Here, let's read it together, =
and let's not quibble over the ARRL bias. Het's, however, review its =
salient points. My comments in brackets:
The Amateur's CODE of 1998
CONSIDERATE . . . never knowingly operates in such a way as to lessen =
the pleasure of others.=20
[Sounds like "Don't be a jerk". Great rule to live by in general.]
LOYAL . . . he offers loyalty, encouragement and support to other =
amateurs, local clubs, and the American Radio Relay League, through =
which Amateur Radio in the United States is represented nationally and =
internationally.
[Again, let's not quibble over the part about being loyal to the League, =
but instead, let's consider loyalty to the wider brotherhood of hams =
around the world. Works for me, and covers a lot. We protect our own, we =
guide our own, and we nurture our own.]
PROGRESSIVE . . . with knowledge abreast of science, well-built and =
efficient station and operation above reproach.
[Lead by example. Hitting someone over the head with what you think =
should be the way things are run won't win you many friends. Run your =
station clean. That means no splatter, unwanted harmonics, and the like. =
Help your brother and sister hams to do the same.]
FRIENDLY . . . slow and patient operating when requested; friendly =
advice and counsel to the beginner, kindly assistance, cooperation and =
consideration for the interests of others. These are the hallmarks of =
the amateur spirit.
[Note the words "kind" and "friendly", please.]
BALANCED . . . Radio is an avocation, never interfering with duties owed =
to his family, job, school or community.
[It's a hobby guys.]
PATRIOTIC . . . station and skill always ready for the service to =
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 =
law=20
> thru the air waves and nab the bootlegger? Will this end up being=20
> another George Zimmerman case?
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> Quote of the nanosecond...
> In what you say of another, apply the test of kindness, necessity and=20=
> truth, and let nothing pass your lips without a 2/3 majority.
> --Liz Armbruster
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> 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 =
think.
>> As you know, riley Hollingsworth, who was known for this cracking =
down =3D
>> on rule violaters on the air, isn't doing that any more, since he =3D
>> retired.
>> I remember the day when I read that, and I thought to myself, "what =
will =3D
>> 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 =
it =3D
>> said something like this, "We hams will have to police the hobby, as =
the =3D
>> 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, =
and =3D
>> 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 =
it's =3D
>> pretty cool.
>> A local ham friend of myne was talking to a 4th call area station =
down =3D
>> in Georgia, and they were having a real enjoyable QSO, and all the =3D
>> sudden, my friend heard this big bang, noise. Another ham grabbed the =
=3D
>> microphone, and said "this station, ...., is a boot leg station, and =
=3D
>> 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
>> that community took matters into their own hands!"
>> So, what do you all think about this issue?
>> Trippy, ac8s
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