...We're no longer amateur radio operators though. We're all just a bunch of
"educated CB'ers". When you take the licensing we have in place, the lack of
equipment availability for working on one's equipment and teh fact that the
factories make it damn impossible even if you DO know what you're doing.
Take all teh similarities between us and CB, especially the ignorance that
happens on ALL of the bands CONSTANTLY, and we're just using "souped up CB".
Like any other amateur, I understand some things better than others and have my
weaknesses. My strength is antenna feedlines, antennas, propagation, and
manipulative operating in substandard propagation conditions.
Others are more skilled in the interior of the radios and are hard core
components gurus. Most of those folks are also the math geniuses. My strength
is NOT math, except certain types of math for very specific uses.
That goes to say I have a limitation. In the end, we're all just a bunch of
nerds who enjoy a strange hobby.
--- On Tue, 12/15/09, "John Becker, WØJAB" <w0...@big-river.net> wrote:
From: "John Becker, WØJAB" <w0...@big-river.net>
Subject: Re: [digitalradio] Techs on HF digital
To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com
Date: Tuesday, December 15, 2009, 6:02 PM
At 06:54 PM 12/15/2009, you wrote:
>I would agree with Danny but think it would be better just limiting them to 5
>watts (and avoiding the CW bands) . To really annoy people, I will point out
>my long standing view that a license should not be required at all, other
>than the completion of a three hour safety and regulation course.
>
>Andy K3UK
I remember way back in the 50's and 60's listing to the 11 meter band
there was some kind of law & order. Then the FCC again with all their
wisdom dropped having to have a license of any kind and I think the rest
of the story is well known by all.
