On Oct 23, 2011, at 7:41 PM, Gregg Wonderly wrote: > 97.1 Basis and purpose.- > > The rules and regulations in this Part are designed to provide an amateur > radio service having a fundamental purpose as expressed in the following > principles: > [...]
> None of these items say "this is a hobby" nor do they allude to "just having > fun." I am not trying to say that its just serious in nature, but there is a > considerable amount of personal responsibility and focused effort implied by > the above points. Think seriously about the phrase "This is a HOBBY people." > It's not "just" a hobby, although there are many things that you might do > with Amateur Radio that don't focus on the above points. The above points > are the "reason" why the FCC I don't think that's what Kevin meant. But sooner or later it had to happen on the Literalnet. Maybe some people should get outside a bit more and get a life. 73 Mike K5TRI _______________________________________________ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
