Well Jim, I appreciate your position and opinions in the matter, I'm just sorry you think that starting or moving to yet another board is the best recourse. I know there are some nitwits in the northeast and it probably seems like the northeast/east coast guys think they rule the roost. On the contrary, it seems pretty obvious to me that this group is only more active, therefore higher profile, more people, etc. More people = more idiots heard from, even if only a small percentage. Voices carry as they say, much further over the air.
I've always seen your posts as helpful, informative, and viewed you as just another one of the guys in the group. And trust me - I'd call you on the air more if signals would allow. I bet a lot of the guys don't hear you well or at all, considering the noise in the AM ghetto. Two in particular live only a few miles apart, and crank their RF gain down to get rid of the SSB noise. Which is why I think, regardless of anything else, that staying right around 2-3 set frequencies is the worst thing we can do. It invites trouble, makes us a target, and paints a bad picture for others while making it unpleasant for us. As an aside, I did a quick check of the board after my lengthy rant on here. I saw posts today from California, Wisconsin, Virginia, Maine, VT (big surprise), Maryland, Tennessee, NY, South Dakota, CT, and others I surely missed. I really don't see it as non-inclusive or unwelcoming, more than different people have different styles, and you just need to jump in and not be thin-skinned. You've made over 1000 posts there. Why do you now feel like you're not part of the bigger picture? Am I one of the bad guys since I didn't respond to your post? I hope not. For those who are sick of Deerfield talk, I offer this: Deerfield is to us what Belton is to you, or Gaithersburg was to the guys in 3 Land, and so on. It's a bigger deal now because we're returning to our roots after 15 years away. Hopefully folks too far away to attend will understand this and be happy to see so much interest in amateur radio in general, and AM in particular. I've been to Hamcation in Orlando, and hope to make all the big 'fests someday. I'm just glad someone still bothers! Whatever you decide, I hope you'll still join in with the group on amfone. There are many who don't agree with what the few do, and we don't let them ruin our fun. This is true anywhere, with any group. I think if more folks go off the internet and back on the air, the activity would follow the good operators. It did for a while when the phone privileges were expanded. ~ Todd KA1KAQ On 4/3/07, Jim Wilhite <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Todd, you are one of the guys, like Pete who made me feel comfortable on AM Fone. You are one of the guys, along with WD8BIL
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