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

Wed, 16 Jul 2003 19:04:17 -0400

Instead of giving up ham radio, why not give up reading the QCWA Reflector and the worthless rec.radio "newsgroups."  Thderes lots of fun on the air.  The "peaing" and "moaning" is only here in cyberspace -- and everyone knows that cyberspace is not real!

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Bill P.

In a message dated 7/16/2003 4:02:48 PM Eastern Standard Time, "kce" <[email protected]> writes:

>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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