[Fists] A Modest Proposal

[KJ7UN]

K0HB's email said that he thinks an SKCC member is not someone who wants to
chat, but rather just give out numbers.  The ham he was replying to,
indicated that SKCC members spend more time on the net than on the air.  It
seemed as though they both were less than pleased with SKCC members and I
thought maybe there was a problem.

The way they mentioned SKCC made it seem as if it were something bad.  I'm
an SKCC member AND a FISTS member and have enjoyed both and as I saw no
other posts about it, I thought I might have missed some issue.

I'm proud to be a member of both groups and REALLY enjoy CW.  I am not a
"number hunter" but I do enjoy sharing my numbers, both from FISTS AND SKCC
member, as well as all the other groups I belong to, when I meet another
member on the air.  

Being a long time FISTS member, but new to the list, I wanted to make sure
that it was ok to belong to SKCC and still be on the list. The two emails
made me wonder if something was wrong - but all the replies and comments
make me feel like all is well.  

CU on the air!


KJ7UN

-----Original Message-----
From: Fred Bennett N9TA [mailto:n9ta at insightbb.com] 
Sent: Friday, December 22, 2006 3:18 PM
To: fists at mailman.qth.net
Subject: RE: [Fists] A Modest Proposal

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more than one destination please send them separately. 



I'm not quite sure how you get from the post from K0HB to the post from
KJ7UN. I'm a Fist member and I've never refused....nor have I ever HEARD a
refusal to chat on a Fist frequency...at ANY speed...any proficiency...with
anybody....for any reason!! ALL are welcome!!

                 73..de..Fred  N9TA
                 Merry CHRISTmas !!
__________________________________________________________________________

-----Original Message-----
From: fists-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:fists-bounces at mailman.qth.net]
On Behalf Of KJ7UN
Sent: Friday, December 22, 2006 3:12 PM
To: 'FISTS Reflector'
Subject: RE: [Fists] A Modest Proposal

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Are you proposing that SKCC members are not wanted on the FISTS list?  Or
just not wanted for QSOs on the air?



-----Original Message-----
From: K0HB [mailto:k-zero-hb at earthlink.net] 
Sent: Friday, December 22, 2006 12:17 PM
To: FISTS Reflector
Subject: Re: [Fists] A Modest Proposal

Sending CC's may delay your post. If you feel that your post needs to go to
more than one destination please send them separately. 



I'm with you.  I got my Extra back in 1963, long before all this
crap about exclusive band segments and special call signs
 for different license classes and whatever.  

Back then I really didn't care how fast a guy could send 
code, I only cared that we could have a chat about something 
interesting.   Generals, Conditionals, Advanced, or Extra 
were all mixed together in the same spectrum --- no 
special call sign to prove how fast you beeped --- no 
notation in the CallBook what your license class was --- nobody 
cared how fast you could send beeps, or what Morse Code 
test you took.  

I'm not sure why I'd want to see anybody's "CW Certificate", 
or look it up on the internet.  If he can send Morse that I can 
copy, then I really don't care, not even a little bit, if he even
ever TOOK a test.  The only "test" that counts is whether 
I can copy his code.

I have no idea what an SKCC member is, but my guess is 
that it's somebody who really doesn't want to chat but just 
wants "my number".  Well, I've decided that I forgot "my 
number", but I'll certainly be happy to chat, even if you 
never took a Morse test in your life.

73 and Merry Christmas,

de Hans, K0HB
--
><{{{{*> http://www.home.earthlink.net/~k0hb 


----- Original Message ----- 

> I am an Extra.  I did the 20 wpm.  So what. 
>
> I enjoy CW and as long as they leave us alone, who cares. 
> I have had several Fists contacts in the last few days.  That is
> what counts.  In fact I am going off the computer now and
> send some code.  By the way I notice that the SKCC
> members spend more time on emails than on CW. 
> 73 Bob 2658



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