[Kenwood] Curious

Tue, 29 Jul 2003 19:34:26 -0400

Bill Diamond has helped out MANY a ham. I've read the posts.
He just stated his thoughts on no code hams.
I may or may not agree, it doesn't matter.
That does not make me more or less apt to help newcomers.
...Dave
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Paul Manuel" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, July 29, 2003 6:49 PM
Subject: RE: [Kenwood] Curious


> --- "William J. Diamond" <[email protected]> wrote:
> > Hay guys,
> > You can flame and argue the no code thing all day but myself and a ton
> > of other old timers like me will agree as follows.
> > A no code license holder is not a real ham.
> > They are appliance operators.
>
> Sir, you make me ashamed to be a 20 WPM extra.
> I wondered why so many newcomers put us down.
> I thought we got on and showed them how it should be done, by example.
> I thought we did what we could to get them interested in upgrading, so
> that our old traditional idea of ham radio would endure.
> I was under the impression that we answered their questions and steered
> them in the right way, realizing that if no-code existed when we started,
> of course we would have gotten our license as soon as we could.
>
> I have read that spark people ridiculed CW people, and the spark guys are
> gone.
> The old, old timers who had to actually draw schematics looked down on the
> multiple-choice tests, 5 WPM, and volunteer examining, and they are mostly
> gone.
> Now many of us who enjoy CW and stay mostly on HF are ridiculing the new
> people. This, too, shall pass. I just hope we are able to keep the amateur
> tradition from passing with us.
> And I can't help but think that you, sir, are not exactly helping things.
> 73,
> Paul K4PDM
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