you miss the point 110%. I'm not against anything that actually has to do 
with radio, echolink doesn't, that's computer, as I've said before radio 
implies RF but some don't understand that, some never will understand that 
and others just don't care. At least the majority seem to still care and do 
it right. With that, I'm off to work on my 900 MHz repeater, seeing every 
time this topic comes up the guilt of those who use E L and know they're 
doing something very wrong and get highly offended but won't do anything 
about it. So, I have better things to do, than hang around on this list all 
day. I'm off to do some actual work, and maybe actually make some contacts 
on HF if I have time.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Howard Kaufman" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, February 08, 2009 9:27 AM
Subject: Re: intro


> You are right John!  Those mike plugs must be taken out of every radio
> immediately.  If people start using them, they will never learn use or
> retain the code, and that will be the end of ham radio!  We must prevent 
> the
> use of phone transmissions to save ham radio!  Only people who own homes,
> have land, can put up large effecient antenna systems, operate amplifiers
> and suffisticated tranceivers are to be allowed in ham radio.  No snow 
> birds
> with temporary locations, apartment dwellers, renters, condo association
> members, none of theese must ever ever be allowed to bring their knolege 
> and
> skills to our sacred hobby.
> G-d forbid that we use of new technollogy to communicate with each other,
> rather than make contact with each other.  I can get a qsl card from 
> China,
> whoopie!  Can I talk long enough to learn about the person I am talking 
> to?
> No way!  I think wall paper from Home depo is a lot cheaper than covering 
> my
> wall with cards proving I had a 30 second contact with a station, but
> learned nothing for my effort or expence.