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"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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John Kramer

Re: 75m

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 <[hidden email]> 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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David Gilbert

Re: 75m

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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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Richard Fjeld-2

Re: 75m

It doesn't help that the FCC is not monitoring the bands like they used
to do.

Dick, n0ce

On 2/14/2016 11:24 PM, David Gilbert wrote:

>
> 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
>

Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ

Re: 75m

Administrator

Ad noted in my prior post (covering the other subject line for this thread),
this OT thread is now closed in the interest of reducing list email overload for
our readers.

73,

Eric
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On 2/14/2016 10:01 PM, Richard Fjeld wrote:

> It doesn't help that the FCC is not monitoring the bands like they used to do.
>
> Dick, n0ce
>
> On 2/14/2016 11:24 PM, David Gilbert wrote:
>>
>> 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
>>
>
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