[Kenwood] Curious

Wed, 30 Jul 2003 02:08:23 -0400

It's the switching radiation from all those Icom 125 power supplies Bill
runs. He's cornered the market.
Pete, WA2CWA

On Tue, 29 Jul 2003 19:34:26 -0400 "Dave Edwards" <[email protected]>
writes:
> 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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