Hi Steve, I think that the big thing to keep in mind in discussions like this one here is the fact that --- by a VERY far & wide margin --- it is going to be the AM signal that is the easiest to tune in by a newcomer to SWL'ing, and NOT SSB...and most CERTAINLY not CW...
When I first became interested in becoming a Ham in about 1969, or so, it was primarily because I was able to tune-in the AM'ers on 10- and 40-meters on my Hallicrafters S-77A at the time...and I distinctly do NOT recall hearing any belching, farting, or the use of the "F" word therein at all back then. It was readily available, though, on the 11-meter band... In fact, my initial enthusiasm to get a CB licence was effectively cooled because of such boorish behaviour on 27-MHz --- Hams had a LOT more "class" in my estimation, & were a group that I aspired to, and definitely wanted to become a part of. So, too, did a lot of ex-CB'ers, evidently, judging by the frat-boy / trailor park goings-on that one so often hears in the AM windows nowadays... Like it, or not, the "...tuneable" feature of the AM mode elevates a lot of louts to the status of Amateur Radio "goodwill ambassadors" for the public at large --- maybe that's why many of them behave the way they do, i.e. they have a (potentially) ready audience at their beck & call...? Well, it's not for me --- I refuse to listen to Howard Stern, too. No wonder I'm coming around to being a near 100% CW only operator again... ~73~ Eddy VE3CUI - VE3XZ ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, November 21, 2006 10:09 PM Subject: Re: [AMRadio] SS nice guy report > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > > Hardly...I'm no prude by any stretch of the imagination, but if first > > impressions mean a lot, then there is certainly precious little to impress > > newbies with those examples of the "...gutter culture" that the AM > > communuity seems to continually wink at, or merely turns a blind eye > > toward... > > I expect AM operators (or CW ops, or SSB ops, or PACTOR enthusiasts, etc) to > be just a reflection of the society at large. Seems quite often when three or > more men are together this sort of stuff comes out. It is not surprising > that you hear it on the air. > > Steve WD8DAS > > > ______________________________________________________________ > AMRadio mailing list > List Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio > Partner Website: http://www.amfone.net > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.html > Post: mailto:[email protected] ______________________________________________________________ AMRadio mailing list List Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio Partner Website: http://www.amfone.net Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.html Post: mailto:[email protected]
