[Elecraft] UK SSB Elecraft Net

[Geoffrey Downs]

Just to put another view about about the royals and without going into 
detail on moral and historical issues, not everyone in the UK currently 
shares Adi's sentiments. Probably not the hundreds of thousands who turned 
out to watch the wedding in person or the millions who watched on TV in the 
UK and that's without mentioning billions worldwide - even though it may 
well have been of more interest to YLs and XYLs hi. What was noticeable here 
was the happy atmosphere and the large number of young people out on the 
streets to see and celebrate the occasion. If we could get the same number 
of young people enthused about amateur radio it would be great!

Maybe the last word could go to a headline in today's UK "Financial Times" : 
"A near perfect day as globe tunes in to see Britain at its battiest - and 
best"

In case "battiest" doesn't transatlanticise it means "most eccentric" or 
"craziest" :-)

73 to all

Geoff
GR3UCK

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Adi Andrei" <e.adi.andrei at gmail.com>
Sent: Saturday, April 30, 2011 9:45 AM

> But you must be joking about the royals.
>
> Many countries (including USA) had to fight bloody battles to get their 
> independence (more or less successfully) from this family.
> Plus there hasn't been a British king in England since the battle of 
> Hastings, and William the conqueror took over.
> They didn't even speak English at the court for hundreds of years after 
> that.
> This is a tradition of classism and enslavement of the many (World level) 
> for the benefit of the few.
>
> We need to discriminate between traditions.
> Amateur Radio is 'noble' in a very much opposite way to royalty and empire 
> building.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Adi
> 2e0ttx