[Fists] re bandplans

[ken cubilo electric]

what kind of operating in the 60's versus now
1. band was full of technical discussions about home brewing and
electronic theory, care and feeding of amps etc.
2. If you were young and new made a mistake you didn't have to listen to
   someone swearing and calling you a dumba** they kinda took you aside
   and explained what the proper procedure was or helped you on the air
   to correct any technical malfunction. Try this today
3. Gentlemanly conduct for the most part, we always have had a few bad 
   ones but do a internet search on this and find these have increased
   ten-fold since the mid 80's
4. Walk into a room full of 200 or 300 people, If 2 of them were hams 
   you had instant friends and they didn't make big airs about them-
selves either.
5. The pride everyone felt when building a new rig, earning new license
   class etc.
these are only a few things, Times change but unfortunately not always
for the better. I too am glad I was there to experience this.

The old argument about we have plenty of people who can use morse code
during a down and out emergency don't wash. The code people are not
going to live forever, then what haul a computer, rig interface and all
kinds of bulky gear into a ground zero environment, when a old tuna fish
can and a few parts can do the job better and faster don't think so.

ken w8ob #7242
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