>What we're seeing is another side-effect of the lower of license >requirements.
Ron, don't even go there. I don't want to name-and-shame as G0OIL says, but of the two worst ones I was hearing yesterday one was licensed in '86 and the other I know has been a ham for quite a long time (not sure exactly how long) as well and is someone I respect for his work in ham radio, and have only ever heard him being a very good operator otherwise. I don't doubt that there are a good number of brash, lawless new ops out there. I've heard some of them too, but if the older more experienced ops set a good example and are the successful ones in doing so, we'll be better off. I hear a lot of stuff about new ops coming from the CB bands and so forth... but honestly, if you're a new operator and come from the CB hobby where transmitting is the whole point, you actually *have an excuse* to be a bad, continuous caller until you learn better by listening to the way things are supposed to go. Guys who have 22 years in the hobby do NOT have an excuse. Dan Subscribe/unsubscribe, feedback, FAQ, problems http://njdxa.org/dx-chat To post a message, DX related items only, [email protected] This is the DX-CHAT reflector sponsored by the NJDXA http://njdxa.org
