olderookie
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I have been licensed for just under a year and I have taken the time to read posts regarding question that people ask on the different forums and boards. I have been in communications since I was 19 and I am now 45. Military, public safety.
I see where different times the amateur community can't figure oiut why they membership is dropping off and why there seems to be a drop in individuals gaining their license.
It is really actually simple;
Stop telling people they are wrong in their opinion,
Stop telling people to go look it up in another reference.
Stop thinking that the amateur community is an elitist place that you have to know Morse code to belong to.
Stop being such and *** to the poor guy who has no other way to learn except by asking questions.
Stop thinking cause you are sitting behind a keyboard you can have the crappy attitude that would get your butt kicked in person.
Just because you passed a test and you have rag chewed for so many years you are not always right.
these are the things that kept me from getting licensed, and all I had to do was take the dang test. I had enough experience that all I had to do was test. I will stop and take the time to answer questions for anyone that asks, But the idiots that think because you have a license of any level it makes you the "authority" YOU ARE WRONG!!!!!
I am so tired of seeing people with an interest in this for ANY reason run off because they do fit "your" idea of what a Ham should be.
Get over yourself there are plenty of people that have less than nice names for the amatuer radio community and sadly they are closer to being right than the *** hat that spends his day correcting every post on the internet.
I enjoy my tech license I have no desire to go any further right now. If I do want to move along I will locate VE testing and or classes and take the exam.
This is the United States of America and many people have died and suffered so you can have your freedom and I hat to see anyone try to take that freedom from another.
So remember what you were taught and reach deep inside and TRY to be nice to the other people in the world. quite possibly you might just influence some person to becoming an amateur radio operator.
Rant over
Joe
KD0VKG
I see where different times the amateur community can't figure oiut why they membership is dropping off and why there seems to be a drop in individuals gaining their license.
It is really actually simple;
Stop telling people they are wrong in their opinion,
Stop telling people to go look it up in another reference.
Stop thinking that the amateur community is an elitist place that you have to know Morse code to belong to.
Stop being such and *** to the poor guy who has no other way to learn except by asking questions.
Stop thinking cause you are sitting behind a keyboard you can have the crappy attitude that would get your butt kicked in person.
Just because you passed a test and you have rag chewed for so many years you are not always right.
these are the things that kept me from getting licensed, and all I had to do was take the dang test. I had enough experience that all I had to do was test. I will stop and take the time to answer questions for anyone that asks, But the idiots that think because you have a license of any level it makes you the "authority" YOU ARE WRONG!!!!!
I am so tired of seeing people with an interest in this for ANY reason run off because they do fit "your" idea of what a Ham should be.
Get over yourself there are plenty of people that have less than nice names for the amatuer radio community and sadly they are closer to being right than the *** hat that spends his day correcting every post on the internet.
I enjoy my tech license I have no desire to go any further right now. If I do want to move along I will locate VE testing and or classes and take the exam.
This is the United States of America and many people have died and suffered so you can have your freedom and I hat to see anyone try to take that freedom from another.
So remember what you were taught and reach deep inside and TRY to be nice to the other people in the world. quite possibly you might just influence some person to becoming an amateur radio operator.
Rant over
Joe
KD0VKG