[AMRadio] Was what is this???? now why i like am

[Robert Nickels]

On 12/1/2010 5:50 AM, Jim Wilhite wrote:
> I believe we have two commonalities here, AM radio and the fact we are
> all Amateur operators.
I see the relevance of CB in a couple of ways.  As one who first got 
interested in ham radio in the early 60s, it was a toss-up for a while 
which way to go - ham or CB?    But while you didn't have to learn code 
to get a CB license you did have to be 18, and even my Knight Kit Span 
Master was enough of a receiver to prove that CB chat wasn't what I was 
after.  Fortunately I found a good "Elmer" and made the right choice.    
Fast forward 10 years and the CB craze of the 70s attracted another 
group of radio enthusiasts, many of whom later became hams.   So CB has 
always been a kind of entry point for ham radio, and many of us probably 
got our first taste of AM by listening to or operating on 11 meters.   I 
think most hams have taken pride in operating legally and 
professionally, and quickly encouraged those who came into the hobby via 
the CB route to meet the same standards.

While I've got the soapbox I'll just say that while some CBers and 
unlicensed operators flaunt the rules and regulations, there's a very 
small minority of hams (including some on AM) who aren't much better.   
You know what I mean.    Setting a high standard of conduct on the air 
goes hand in hand with obeying the rules and running a clean, 
high-quality AM signal.

73, Bob W9RAN