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[K5MAR]

Nope, I mean keep it formal..

That was the bigest problem I had after getting my license: to stop sounding like the PD dispatcher I used to be. Unless you are involved in a formal net situation, you get to relax and talk like a normal person. Actually kinda nice!

Of course, as numerous posts on here show, the "formal" users don't remain formal all the time either.

Mark

 

[PolarBear25]

That was the bigest problem I had after getting my license: to stop sounding like the PD dispatcher I used to be. Unless you are involved in a formal net situation, you get to relax and talk like a normal person. Actually kinda nice!

Of course, as numerous posts on here show, the "formal" users don't remain formal all the time either.

Mark

Ok but don't you think ham is getting more and more like C.B.??

 

[fireant]

No I don't think ham is anything like CB.

fireant

 

[PolarBear25]

Ok, if you say so..

 

[K5MAR]

Ok but don't you think ham is getting more and more like C.B.??

No, no truck wash or prostitutes advertising their "services", no smokey reports, no echo mikes, little to no cursing, no "handles", no 10-codes, etc.

Mark

 

[car2back]

No I don't think ham is anything like CB.

There's just the occasional chat about running over cow-patties with lawn mowers.

IMHO, ham radio is neat because there's so many things out there to do: Skywarn, repeater clubs, ARES/RACES, DX, etc. There's something for everyone!

 

[PolarBear25]

No, no truck wash or prostitutes advertising their "services", no smokey reports, no echo mikes, little to no cursing, no "handles", no 10-codes, etc.

Mark

No "handles" well call signs..

 

[PolarBear25]

There's just the occasional chat about running over cow-patties with lawn mowers.

IMHO, ham radio is neat because there's so many things out there to do: Skywarn, repeater clubs, ARES/RACES, DX, etc. There's something for everyone!

True..

 

[plaws]

No thank's..

OK, so you can't pass the exam, but you can pass judgment on those that have. Message received.

 

[PolarBear25]

OK, so you can't pass the exam, but you can pass judgment on those that have. Message received.

Whatever I could pass If I wanted to I just don't want to..

 

[Secret_Squirrel]

Whatever I could pass If I wanted to I just don't want to..

That's actually good news to some of us "hamers" out here in "hamer" land.

 

[PolarBear25]

That's actually good news to some of us "hamers" out here in "hamer" land.

True I think LOL..

 

[clegett]

I'm a ham as well as an EMT, and it is really NOTHING like CB here in Norman. I got into ham originally to do SKYWARN and loved it. I just passed my Extra Class exam a few months ago and will hopefully (if I can find somewhere to throw up an antenna again) be back on HF soon. My interests are emergency communications and digital modes. I sure as HELL don't find those on the CB's . the long winded rag chewers can be annoying sometimes, yes.... but when they get annoying, I take that frequency out of my scan list for a little while until they're gone...

 

[PolarBear25]

I'm a ham as well as an EMT, and it is really NOTHING like CB here in Norman. I got into ham originally to do SKYWARN and loved it. I just passed my Extra Class exam a few months ago and will hopefully (if I can find somewhere to throw up an antenna again) be back on HF soon. My interests are emergency communications and digital modes. I sure as HELL don't find those on the CB's . the long winded rag chewers can be annoying sometimes, yes.... but when they get annoying, I take that frequency out of my scan list for a little while until they're gone...

Ok, I guess A person can do that..