[Qcwa] keep the code or not or why I am chucking it in after 37 years

Wed, 16 Jul 2003 17:14:10 -0400

Sorry you feel that way Bob. Personally I would prefer that you stay and DO
SOMETHING to make it better. However if (for you) it's not worth trying to
improve, then you should go and I wish you 73 OM.

Mark W1EOF

> -----Original Message-----
> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]On
> Behalf Of kce
> Sent: Wednesday, July 16, 2003 5:03 PM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: [Qcwa] keep the code or not or why I am chucking it in after 37
> years
>
>
> After much thought I decided to call it quits with ham radio
> after 37 years.
> Reasons are many but mostly I am sick and tired of all the peeing and
> moaning, everytime someone starts a topic some smartass has got
> to chime in
> with his  idiot liberal logic. Check the forums and the bands arguing and
> lids run rampart. Call me old and don't want to change with the times but
> when I was first licensed that was a accomplishment to be proud of and
> working toward extra was like getting ready to scale the worlds largest
> mountain it was tough going but the rewards and sense of
> accomplishment were
> well worth it. Now with the total dumbing down of ham radio, You run into
> extra class ops who don't know jack about building a simple
> dipole or wiring
> up a plug for that latest store bought toy. If any of you guys think that
> last statement is wrong you got your head stuck in the sand. Keeping the
> code, well at this point I really don't care one way or the other
> but again
> that CW was the magic that attracted me to ham radio years ago, without it
> and the further dumbing down of radio we surely are destined to
> become just
> another CB band. I know I am not the only one calling it quits the last
> couple of weeks I have seen several ads of hams selling out and calling it
> quits. So now I quietly depart and hope all you other guys and
> gals can pull
> this thing back together maybe it can become a fraternity again.
> ken w8ob
>
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