I will have been a ham for 50 years next year, and I believe I can say
with some authority that the average operator of today is no worse than
the ones I came across back then. Our hobby is not free of whackos any
more than general society is, and if anything we had to suffer more of
them 50 years ago when ham radio was actually a somewhat mainstream
communication medium.
I don't think ham radio has changed as much as you might have.
Dave AB7E
On 2/14/2016 4:09 PM, Tom Fitzgerald via Elecraft 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
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