The ham population is merely a representation of society. It is not better or worse than any other group. It is a chunk of about (in the case of USA) 400 000 (I think) people grouped together out of the general population.
The ham fraternity was never, and will never be any better OR worse than any other group - Golf club, cycling club, running club, country club, 4X4 club, Harley club, yes... even church group etc etc etc. If the ham fraternity 40 years ago was better behaved….then that is only because the general population was better behaved 40 years ago. Like any other chunk out of the population, you get smart people, dumb people, polite people, rude people, rich folks, poor folks, thrifty folks, generous folks…..so yes, you will get some idiots that are hams….but then there are plenty of good folk too. You are merely looking at a group of people that is representative of current day society. So, if there is a group that offends you…simply spin the VFO dial to a different frequency or band….simple. Don’t get hung up on some of the idiots out there - you will always get some idiots in society….always have…always will. 73 John On 15 Feb 2016, at 1:09 AM, Tom Fitzgerald via Elecraft <[email protected]> wrote: "I'm dismayed by much of what I hear on 75. I think one of the best behaved bands is 17." Bob Many of the same colorful characters on 75m make regular appearances on 40m & 20m as well. Fact is, IMO of course, I hear the "stuff" on every band & the local repeaters. The hobby just isn't what it use to be anymore mostly because the operators today aren't the operators of yesteryear. Anyone wanna buy an exquisite station with very low hours that's rarely in use these days???? I've lost all interest in the hobby. View it on my QRZ'd page & email me if interested. 73, kd0bcf "We are just an advanced breed of monkeys on a minor planet of a very average star. But we can understand the Universe. That makes us something very special." -Stephen Hawking. "Do not lose time on daily trivialities. Do not dwell on petty detail. For all of these things melt away and drift apart within the obscure traffic of time. Live well and live broadly. You are alive and living now. Now is the envy of all of the dead." -Emily clone circa 2242 ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [email protected] ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [email protected]
