[Boatanchors] A Cure for "The Silence of the Bands"

[B Farrell]

This CB merger idea is by far the craziest idea I have heard over almost
four decades in ham radio.  The morons at ARRL are sure to right jump on it.

On Tue, Sep 19, 2017 at 6:06 AM K2bew <tombewick at gmail.com> wrote:

> I guess you haven't listened to CB lately? It died after the 70's. You
> would need to "merge" Ham radio with cell phones to gain new people, that's
> where they all are. Are you proposing un-licensing  all Ham radio? You've
> gotta be kidding, I hope? I don't even understand what you mean when you
> say take back CB to gain operators?
> 73,
>
> On Monday, September 18, 2017, David Stinson <arc5 at ix.netcom.com> wrote:
>
> > There is an answer to our dwindling numbers and bringing
> > in new, HF-centric operators.  But like all "medicine,"
> > you'll hate the taste and kick against it, but eventually
> > have to "take it" if you want a "cure."
> > The ARRL itself has just pointed-out that the "recruit
> > all the Boy Scouts and Firemen" didn't and won't work.
> >
> > There is already a no-knowledge-no-test intro to our
> > hobby.  It is already a "de facto" entry "license" with
> > many operators- some bad, some good, but all with a
> > proven long-term interest in the hobby and willingness
> > to spend time and money on it.
> >
> > It's called "CB." Yep- 11 Meters.  Like it or not,
> > it's about the only source of operators who aren't
> > "buy a hand held, listen to dead repeater, go play Facebook"
> > left from which to recruit.
> >
> > Fellas... when your "species" is dying, one needs to be
> > grateful for any lifeline.  I'm not willing to drown in
> > the "Sea of Obsolete Oblivions" just because I don't like
> > the color of the rope someone threw me.  We need to work
> > with what we can get, or we can pout and kick sand and pretend
> > to superiority and fade into the rapidly gathering darkness.
> >
> > The two services should be merged.  A cadre of hams
> > *with a positive attitude* who are willing to work
> > at bringing these guys along, *without condescension*
> > for pity's sake, and encourage them to upgrade and
> > get more bands than the one they currently operate,
> > will infuse us with new blood.
> > Our options are stark.  Work with what we have available
> > to us, or die.  Your choice.
> >
> > P.S. And we'd get 11 Meters back.  Such a deal.
> >
> > 73 DE Dave AB5S
> >
> >
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