True, but most of these clowns won't continue if they can't HEAR anyone complaining! :wink: 73, n9zas
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Most operators can tell if the antenna is disconnected when there is no static on rx....
. NOT the idiots on ch.6 or these low life who get their jollies keying on other operators. HAVE you ever met one of them in person ? I have, definitely dumber than a box of rocks. :roll: 73, n9zas
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I met one! The guy had a Chevy van filled with radios, liners and batteries. I think he had multiple alternators as well!
Hmm... so tell me, what did he do with a liner? Just because someone has gained a lot of equipment that doesn't always mean they know how to operate it, or the the theory involved in its operation. If all that was in a van for cb only, then that tells me probably not. :wink: 73, n9zas
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Kind of like when a person has a boat load of ham and scanner radios don't mean he know anything about Radios i have known people like that LOL.........
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Although this is credited to Albert Einstein, there is some controversy over whether he said it or anything like it. But it still fits.
"The wireless telegraph is not difficult to understand. The ordinary telegraph is like a very long cat. You pull the tail in New York, and it meows in Los Angeles. The wireless is the same, only without the cat." - Albert Einstein
What more do you need to know?
Very true, but did we not have to all pass our tests to become amateurs? A certain degree of knowledge is required to obtain any amateur radio license, but no knowledge is necessary for cb. :wink: 73, n9zas
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"Linear" (typo) LOL!! The clown was actually bragging that he was running over 5,000 Watts on 11 meters from the mobile!!!
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Actually, all that is really necessary today is the ability to memorize! I've spoken to a few new hams who bragged about how they had memorized the entire test, but didn't really have much of a clue as to what anything meant!!
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You just need to amend that to say "A certain degree of temporary knowledge....".
Even if you were diligent and tried to understand all of the material behind the questions on the test, there is no requirement to keep that knowledge, after the test. Some lose it faster than others.
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There is an elderly ham near me with serious memory issues. He always forgets names and call signs, and sometimes says that after he keys the mike ,he often totally forgets what he was going to say!
Extremely doubtful! :lol: 73, n9zas"Linear" (typo) LOL!! The clown was actually bragging that he was running over 5,000 Watts on 11 meters from the mobile!!!
Well, we're all only human. However when it comes to comms, your average everyday ham over 30 has my vote. :wink: 73, n9zas
"Linear" (typo) LOL!! The clown was actually bragging that he was running over 5,000 Watts on 11 meters from the mobile!!!
If so, I bet he wondered why his hands tingled while in touch with the steering wheel, and why he has/had a list of medical issues.
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No cb tests so we have to talk about ham tests lol
Since this thread has totally derailed from the OP's original question, there's not much point in keeping it open.
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