[Boatanchors] A short Vent

[Mark K3MSB]

AM Obsolete?

HA!  I made 30 QSOs on that "obsolete mode" this morning as W1AW/3 in
Pennsylvania.

A lot of my contacts said thanks for getting on AM.

73 Mark K3MSB

Sent from my Android phone
On Dec 27, 2014 10:26 AM, "David Stinson" <arc5 at ix.netcom.com> wrote:

>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: <w5sum at comcast.net>
>
>
>  I had a ssb feller call me on 3889 once .....
>> he got really angry...
>>
>
> It's interesting how many SSB Nazis appoint themselves
> to set the standard for what modes may be used where.  I love it when they
> bring-up the "straw man" arguement about how "AM is obsolete," as though
> that had a thing
> to do with the issue or AM's suitablity for use.
> If they want to play that game, we can toss about 80%
> of the modes we use.   SSB goes back to the 1920s and '30s.
> It sounded like crap then, too.
>
> A "thank you and good day, OM" sometimes works
> to send the SSB Kilocycle Cops back under their moldy rocks. When not,
> crank it up and "share the frequency."
>
> 73 Dave S.
>
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