WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.160 --> 00:00:03.960 Poor ham radio operators, people who don't take ham radio seriously, 2 00:00:04.160 --> 00:00:07.559 or maybe just curmudgeons in general, are making the hobby 3 00:00:07.799 --> 00:00:10.800 not fun anymore. I'd like to know what you guys 4 00:00:10.839 --> 00:00:16.480 think about this article. I found. A couple of weeks ago, 5 00:00:16.600 --> 00:00:20.399 I made a video about how TAM radio clubs can 6 00:00:20.440 --> 00:00:24.000 be unwelcoming and kind of clickish, and this is a 7 00:00:24.000 --> 00:00:26.440 subject I've talked about several times in the past. I've 8 00:00:26.480 --> 00:00:29.160 been on YouTube for over ten years. If you're just 9 00:00:29.280 --> 00:00:32.640 joining me, welcome. My name's Jason. I'm kcfive HWE and 10 00:00:32.799 --> 00:00:35.679 on this channel we talk about ham radio and all 11 00:00:35.759 --> 00:00:39.320 kinds of off grid communications tools, things that do not 12 00:00:39.640 --> 00:00:43.359 require an infrastructure or a cell tower to operate. But 13 00:00:43.439 --> 00:00:45.840 I've talked a lot about ham radio clubs in the past, 14 00:00:46.039 --> 00:00:49.920 some good, some bad, just kind of raising awareness for clubs. 15 00:00:50.000 --> 00:00:53.679 And that video got a lot of really really good comments. 16 00:00:53.679 --> 00:00:55.000 That video that I put up a week or so 17 00:00:55.079 --> 00:00:57.200 ago got a lot of really good comments. So when 18 00:00:57.240 --> 00:01:01.479 I saw this article it's shared on Medium. The title 19 00:01:01.479 --> 00:01:03.240 of the article caught my eye, of course, so I 20 00:01:03.320 --> 00:01:05.359 decided to grab it and share it with you guys. 21 00:01:05.439 --> 00:01:07.359 I mean, it's a public article it's not a private thing. 22 00:01:07.480 --> 00:01:10.400 It was shared to me via one of my email 23 00:01:10.439 --> 00:01:12.879 lists that I subscribe to, and the title of the 24 00:01:12.920 --> 00:01:17.719 email was a hard hitting but very necessary article. Okay, 25 00:01:17.799 --> 00:01:20.680 so this is written by Tom Buchanan, and down here 26 00:01:20.719 --> 00:01:25.239 he identifies his call sign as Victor Echo six Alpha 27 00:01:25.480 --> 00:01:29.079 Romeo Golf. Okay, so we start out here. He says 28 00:01:29.079 --> 00:01:31.040 he's been a ham radio operator for fifty five years. 29 00:01:31.079 --> 00:01:33.159 He's seen it change over that time, sometimes for the better, 30 00:01:33.239 --> 00:01:36.519 sometimes not. This message is going to perhaps rankle some 31 00:01:36.920 --> 00:01:39.079 and joggle the mind of others, but it is being 32 00:01:39.120 --> 00:01:41.480 written to identify a time on our traditions that the 33 00:01:41.599 --> 00:01:44.439 hobby has had and a way to allow us to 34 00:01:44.599 --> 00:01:47.599 enjoy it. Ham radio operators today are often identified as older, 35 00:01:47.719 --> 00:01:51.319 somewhat conservative, white males who have usually retired to their 36 00:01:51.319 --> 00:01:54.239 hobby and enjoy chatting amongst themselves on the air. Traditionally, 37 00:01:54.280 --> 00:01:56.120 I would say that's true. I'm not so sure that's 38 00:01:56.120 --> 00:01:58.640 true today, but traditionally yes, Often in the past they 39 00:01:58.719 --> 00:02:00.680 have built their own equipment, which, WHI is a testament 40 00:02:00.719 --> 00:02:03.239 to their ingenuity and technical prowess. They love to talk 41 00:02:03.239 --> 00:02:06.439 about things they have developed and their love of experimenting 42 00:02:06.480 --> 00:02:09.919 and trying something that they have crafted to become their own. 43 00:02:10.000 --> 00:02:11.680 They love to check in the nets and have rag 44 00:02:11.759 --> 00:02:15.680 chewing sessions, roundtable discussions with other people of like kind. Now, 45 00:02:15.680 --> 00:02:17.639 I will say this real quick. Sometimes I've gotten the 46 00:02:17.639 --> 00:02:19.919 comment more than once. I've gotten the comment that says, 47 00:02:20.120 --> 00:02:21.879 all you guys on the radio talk about is your 48 00:02:21.960 --> 00:02:24.280 radios and your antennas. And I'm like, well, you know what, 49 00:02:24.479 --> 00:02:26.439 go to a bass fishing tournament and see how many 50 00:02:26.439 --> 00:02:29.240 people are talking about their fishing gear or their bass boats. 51 00:02:29.400 --> 00:02:30.960 Go to a gun range and see how many people 52 00:02:30.960 --> 00:02:33.599 are talking about their handguns their pistols. Okay, I mean 53 00:02:33.719 --> 00:02:37.000 that's not unusual. We like inside of amateur radio. We 54 00:02:37.159 --> 00:02:39.560 like radios, we like the equipment, we like the technology. 55 00:02:39.599 --> 00:02:41.560 Of course we're going to talk about it. Why wouldn't we. Now, 56 00:02:41.599 --> 00:02:43.599 some people might just kind of not be interested in 57 00:02:43.599 --> 00:02:45.080 that or get tired of hearing it all the time. 58 00:02:45.080 --> 00:02:47.080 And that's okay, that's okay, there's nothing wrong with that. 59 00:02:47.199 --> 00:02:49.240 But the reason we talk about our hobby and about 60 00:02:49.280 --> 00:02:51.479 the equipment we use is the same reason that every 61 00:02:51.520 --> 00:02:53.479 other hobby does the same exact thing. He goes on 62 00:02:53.560 --> 00:02:56.759 to say, however, that demographic is in my experience, changing 63 00:02:57.080 --> 00:02:59.120 and we are seeing more and more young people, both 64 00:02:59.159 --> 00:03:01.479 male and female, join the ranks. And I think a 65 00:03:01.599 --> 00:03:04.199 testament to that is a good testament to that is 66 00:03:04.439 --> 00:03:07.840 Steve Goodgame and his ablel Teachers Institute, which we supported 67 00:03:08.000 --> 00:03:10.400 last year during my thirty Days of Ham Radio, very 68 00:03:10.400 --> 00:03:13.000 good efforts to teach the teacher and have teachers take 69 00:03:13.120 --> 00:03:16.280 amateur radio back to their classrooms. Because of that, it 70 00:03:16.360 --> 00:03:19.479 makes this message more important. These people are interested in 71 00:03:19.520 --> 00:03:22.639 serving the community and in technical innovation. They want to 72 00:03:22.719 --> 00:03:24.960 enjoy the hobby as much as the older group. They 73 00:03:24.960 --> 00:03:26.240 are the future of the hobby and we need to 74 00:03:26.240 --> 00:03:28.960 give them a good feeling about belonging and encouraging them 75 00:03:29.039 --> 00:03:32.759 to remain loyal and supporters of the craft. I've heard, 76 00:03:32.800 --> 00:03:34.800 you know, there's a joke that goes around that says 77 00:03:35.080 --> 00:03:38.840 DMR's ruining Ham Radio, the Internet's ruining Ham Radio, cell 78 00:03:38.840 --> 00:03:41.960 phone's ruining Ham Radio. FT eight's ruining Ham Radio. Some 79 00:03:42.000 --> 00:03:44.400 people say that, Okay, all right, none of that's true, 80 00:03:44.439 --> 00:03:46.800 but it's fun to laugh about and joke about. Some 81 00:03:46.840 --> 00:03:49.360 people are really serious when they say those words, and 82 00:03:49.599 --> 00:03:51.479 I don't get it. I'll tell you what's ruining hand radio. 83 00:03:51.599 --> 00:03:53.719 First of all, nothing is Ham radio. Numbers have been 84 00:03:53.719 --> 00:03:55.719 climbing since two thousand and six. I did a video 85 00:03:55.719 --> 00:03:58.240 on this not too long ago, and the numbers speak 86 00:03:58.280 --> 00:04:00.159 for themselves. I'm not talking about that today though, But 87 00:04:00.199 --> 00:04:02.400 if anything ruins SAM radio, it's going to be poor 88 00:04:02.439 --> 00:04:04.479 attitudes from people like you and I that have been 89 00:04:04.520 --> 00:04:06.639 in the hobby a long long time and are unwelcoming 90 00:04:06.680 --> 00:04:10.039 to outsiders or newcomers. If anything ruins the hobby, it's 91 00:04:10.080 --> 00:04:13.120 going to be that long before it's some technology or 92 00:04:13.159 --> 00:04:15.879 internet connected something, something that you don't agree with. Ham 93 00:04:15.919 --> 00:04:18.160 radio has always been known for its ability to police 94 00:04:18.199 --> 00:04:21.800 itself in terms of basic agreed upon rules to follow 95 00:04:21.920 --> 00:04:24.839 to keep the participant's ability to enjoy the hobby while 96 00:04:24.839 --> 00:04:27.040 on the air. This has changed over the last decade, 97 00:04:27.079 --> 00:04:29.680 and I don't recognize much of what has been happening 98 00:04:29.720 --> 00:04:32.759 anymore because of it. Now, that's another topic that I'll 99 00:04:32.759 --> 00:04:36.199 touch on because some people will refer to this as gatekeeping. Okay, 100 00:04:36.240 --> 00:04:39.240 some people refer to this as oh, well, Ham Radio, 101 00:04:39.279 --> 00:04:41.600 you all are a bunch of just gatekeepers who don't 102 00:04:41.639 --> 00:04:43.920 want anybody else to have fun. Well, let me put 103 00:04:43.959 --> 00:04:45.959 it to you this way. So someone's going to police 104 00:04:46.000 --> 00:04:48.439 amateur radio, whether it be the FCC, which I'm not 105 00:04:48.839 --> 00:04:51.160 in huge favor of, or whether it be ourselves. I 106 00:04:51.199 --> 00:04:54.240 would much rather be self policed than have a government 107 00:04:54.360 --> 00:04:58.800 overreach agency policing my airwaves. Okay, Well, self policing comes 108 00:04:58.800 --> 00:05:02.040 with gatekeeping, depending on how you define it. Okay, when 109 00:05:02.040 --> 00:05:03.720 someone gets on the air and tells you you're doing 110 00:05:03.759 --> 00:05:06.319 something wrong, now, hopefully they're doing it in a polite way, 111 00:05:06.399 --> 00:05:08.560 and hopefully they're trying to educate you. Okay, And there's 112 00:05:08.600 --> 00:05:10.160 people that do it that way, and there's people that 113 00:05:10.240 --> 00:05:12.279 do it the wrong way. Also. I don't discount that. 114 00:05:12.319 --> 00:05:15.879 I'm not arguing against that, but I think overall of 115 00:05:15.920 --> 00:05:18.240 amateur radio is a very good thing. Someone comes onto 116 00:05:18.240 --> 00:05:19.800 the air and says, oh, we're doing this and this 117 00:05:19.839 --> 00:05:21.959 and this way. You can't do that because you're oh, 118 00:05:22.079 --> 00:05:25.040 there's a taxi service, we're using this for business purposes. 119 00:05:25.040 --> 00:05:27.639 You're not really supposed to use amateur radio for business purposes. 120 00:05:27.680 --> 00:05:30.920 Go over to GMRS because it's fine there. It's allowed there. 121 00:05:31.040 --> 00:05:35.279 So self policing and gatekeeping, as it gets called sometimes, 122 00:05:35.399 --> 00:05:38.040 is not necessarily a bad thing. We just need to 123 00:05:38.079 --> 00:05:40.160 make sure we're doing it in the proper manner, with 124 00:05:40.199 --> 00:05:43.360 the proper attitude. Now, I have been an amateur radio 125 00:05:43.399 --> 00:05:46.800 operator for just over thirty years, okay, And he writes 126 00:05:46.879 --> 00:05:48.720 right here, He says, when I was a young man 127 00:05:48.759 --> 00:05:50.639 at the time of the licensing, over fifty years ago, 128 00:05:50.680 --> 00:05:53.759 I remember reading the amateur's code written by Paul M. Siegel. 129 00:05:53.920 --> 00:05:56.000 Here it is as a reminder, I have never heard 130 00:05:56.040 --> 00:05:58.120 this before. I've been a hammer radio operator for thirty 131 00:05:58.160 --> 00:06:01.079 one years. Never heard this before, But I think I 132 00:06:01.160 --> 00:06:03.959 agree with just about ninety nine percent of it. Okay. One, 133 00:06:04.120 --> 00:06:06.680 The amateur is considerate. He never knowingly uses the air 134 00:06:06.720 --> 00:06:08.800 in such a way to lessen the pleasure of others. 135 00:06:08.920 --> 00:06:11.279 That's right. Nobody owns the airwaves. I could name you 136 00:06:11.319 --> 00:06:13.879 a couple of nets, a couple of net control operators, 137 00:06:13.879 --> 00:06:17.240 and a couple of net supporters that do not practice this, 138 00:06:17.560 --> 00:06:19.759 never knowingly uses the air in such a way to 139 00:06:19.879 --> 00:06:22.600 lessen the pleasure of others. No one owns the frequency. 140 00:06:22.720 --> 00:06:24.519 Get used to it. I don't care if your net's 141 00:06:24.560 --> 00:06:26.759 been going for fifty years, you don't own the frequency. 142 00:06:26.879 --> 00:06:29.279 Period number two, He says. The amateur is loyal. He 143 00:06:29.319 --> 00:06:33.600 offers his loyalty encouragement and support to his fellow radio amateurs, 144 00:06:33.639 --> 00:06:37.079 his local club, and the American Radio Relay League through 145 00:06:37.120 --> 00:06:40.160 which the Amateur radio is represented. Now, I know a 146 00:06:40.160 --> 00:06:42.240 lot of you don't care for that. A DOABLEL is 147 00:06:42.519 --> 00:06:44.399 Sometimes they do some things that I don't agree with, 148 00:06:44.519 --> 00:06:47.199 and it's not really a matter of agreeing with them 149 00:06:47.240 --> 00:06:49.399 one hundred percent of the time. It's agreeing with their 150 00:06:49.439 --> 00:06:52.120 efforts and having a voice in what they do. And 151 00:06:52.160 --> 00:06:54.399 if you are a member, then you have a voice 152 00:06:54.399 --> 00:06:56.240 and you have a vote in what they do. So 153 00:06:56.720 --> 00:06:59.240 I encourage everyone to become members of the ada L, 154 00:06:59.399 --> 00:07:02.480 whether you like what they're doing or not. Number three, 155 00:07:02.639 --> 00:07:06.480 the amateur is progressive. He keeps his station abreast of science. 156 00:07:06.720 --> 00:07:09.480 It is well built and efficient. His operating practice is 157 00:07:09.519 --> 00:07:12.680 above reproach. Operating practice is good. I know a lot 158 00:07:12.720 --> 00:07:14.879 of guys who have their station that's in pieces and 159 00:07:14.920 --> 00:07:18.120 shambles because they keep changing it. And that's okay. Innovation 160 00:07:18.360 --> 00:07:21.759 and experimentation is a good thing. So having coming out 161 00:07:21.759 --> 00:07:24.000 and polishing your radio every morning and dusting it off 162 00:07:24.040 --> 00:07:26.839 not necessarily what I think he means here, but okay, 163 00:07:26.839 --> 00:07:28.879 we'll move on. Amateur radio is friendly. This is a 164 00:07:28.920 --> 00:07:32.680 good one, slow and patient sending when requested, sending CW 165 00:07:32.759 --> 00:07:35.560 morse code's talking about friendly advice and counsel to the beginner, 166 00:07:35.639 --> 00:07:39.639 kindly assistance, cooperation, and consideration for the interests of others. 167 00:07:40.000 --> 00:07:42.759 These are the marks of the amateur radio spirit. So, 168 00:07:43.000 --> 00:07:45.639 in other words, if someone walks into your club meeting 169 00:07:45.800 --> 00:07:48.360 sometime next week and you guys are talking about CW, 170 00:07:48.439 --> 00:07:50.399 morse code with the latest to a key of God 171 00:07:50.519 --> 00:07:53.040 is or what DX station you worked last week? Okay, 172 00:07:53.040 --> 00:07:55.240 and someone comes in and starts asking you about DMR 173 00:07:55.360 --> 00:07:57.480 or system Fusion or FT eight, you don't need to 174 00:07:57.519 --> 00:07:59.759 scoff at him. Don't scoff at them, don't say all 175 00:08:00.040 --> 00:08:03.199 learn CW and come back later. No, because CW is 176 00:08:03.319 --> 00:08:06.439 not innovation. I love CW, I'm learning CW. I want 177 00:08:06.480 --> 00:08:08.800 to get more proficient at it myself. And the numbers 178 00:08:08.839 --> 00:08:11.519 show that once they remove the CW requirements in two 179 00:08:11.519 --> 00:08:14.800 thousand and six, the numbers of people learning CW and 180 00:08:14.879 --> 00:08:18.079 getting license both have all continued to go up. So 181 00:08:18.120 --> 00:08:21.000 CW is great, but it is not new. CW has 182 00:08:21.000 --> 00:08:22.959 been around for longer than amateur radio has been around. 183 00:08:23.079 --> 00:08:25.920 It's not cutting edg. It's tried and true. It works 184 00:08:25.959 --> 00:08:29.319 in low power situations, it works in off grid situations. 185 00:08:29.439 --> 00:08:32.519 It works with a small antenna oftentimes works with very 186 00:08:32.639 --> 00:08:36.120 you know, with QRP stations. Great, it's very efficient, but 187 00:08:36.200 --> 00:08:38.200 it's not the latest and greatest. So when someone comes 188 00:08:38.240 --> 00:08:40.080 into your club or your group and asks you about 189 00:08:40.120 --> 00:08:43.000 something that's latest and greatest in amateur radio, don't scoff 190 00:08:43.000 --> 00:08:44.840 at him. Don't tell them that they need to learn 191 00:08:44.879 --> 00:08:48.879 something and come back. Encourage their involvement in the hobby, 192 00:08:49.120 --> 00:08:53.159 and encourage their willingness to learn and participate in whatever 193 00:08:53.200 --> 00:08:57.279 you're doing. The amateur operator is balanced. Radio is a hobby. 194 00:08:57.360 --> 00:08:59.559 He never allows it to interfere with any of his duties. 195 00:08:59.840 --> 00:09:01.799 He owes to his home, his job, or his school 196 00:09:01.840 --> 00:09:04.600 for community. There's that old joke that goes around that says, 197 00:09:04.600 --> 00:09:07.720 my job keeps getting in the way of my hobby. Yeah, okay, 198 00:09:07.799 --> 00:09:09.879 it's fun to joke about it. It's a funny saying. 199 00:09:09.919 --> 00:09:12.279 But you know, don't stay at home and playing on 200 00:09:12.279 --> 00:09:14.600 the radio when you've got responsibilities to do. The amateur 201 00:09:14.639 --> 00:09:17.440 is patriotic. His knowledge and his station are always ready 202 00:09:17.480 --> 00:09:20.559 for the service of his country and his community. Any 203 00:09:20.600 --> 00:09:25.919 of you who participate in income, emergency communications skyworn races areas. 204 00:09:26.320 --> 00:09:29.320 You guys fit that bill right there, because you are 205 00:09:29.320 --> 00:09:32.000 assisting your maybe not your whole country, but at least 206 00:09:32.039 --> 00:09:34.480 your area and your community. Now, if you are set 207 00:09:34.559 --> 00:09:39.159 up at home assisting in times of storms, power outages, whatnot, 208 00:09:39.320 --> 00:09:41.960 I highly recommend setting up your shack. You want to 209 00:09:42.039 --> 00:09:44.799 keep your shack pristine and up to date. I recommend 210 00:09:44.799 --> 00:09:46.840 Mezzi and Ploony co acts. They are the sponsor of 211 00:09:46.840 --> 00:09:49.200 today's video. You can always save a ten percent discount 212 00:09:49.240 --> 00:09:51.120 with the code of HR two cables at the link 213 00:09:51.159 --> 00:09:53.519 I will share in the description blow Mezzi employees made 214 00:09:53.559 --> 00:09:55.799 in Italy some of the best co acts in the 215 00:09:55.919 --> 00:09:58.559 market right now, great co acts. I've been using it 216 00:09:58.600 --> 00:10:00.320 for a long long time. I've got in mind all 217 00:10:00.360 --> 00:10:02.600 of my stations here set up in the shack with 218 00:10:02.679 --> 00:10:05.200 Mezsi and Plony, and I've got MESI Andploony running in 219 00:10:05.240 --> 00:10:07.639 my vehicle at this time as well. So check out 220 00:10:07.639 --> 00:10:09.840 the link in the description. Low thank you Mezzimploony for 221 00:10:09.840 --> 00:10:12.360 supporting the channel, and you guys save a ten percent 222 00:10:12.399 --> 00:10:15.159 discount with that code. Just like many other maxims of 223 00:10:15.240 --> 00:10:18.399 social interaction, there are subjects that should be avoided. In 224 00:10:18.480 --> 00:10:21.919 keeping with the first rule above, it's always wise to 225 00:10:21.960 --> 00:10:24.360 avoid the following. Do not use foul language on the air, 226 00:10:24.480 --> 00:10:26.440 or language that will offend someone that you would not 227 00:10:26.600 --> 00:10:29.159 use in a polite company or in front of children. 228 00:10:29.240 --> 00:10:31.919 I think that's good practice. Do not discuss politics on 229 00:10:32.000 --> 00:10:34.639 amateur radio. There's simply thousands of other subjects that can 230 00:10:34.679 --> 00:10:36.799 be talked about while communicating with others. I think that's 231 00:10:36.799 --> 00:10:39.879 good practice as well. Do not discuss religion, and I 232 00:10:40.000 --> 00:10:41.720 like what he says here, unless you are part of 233 00:10:41.759 --> 00:10:44.519 a group that has a theme they use as a religion. 234 00:10:44.639 --> 00:10:47.279 Some people are offended by particular religious views, and amateur 235 00:10:47.360 --> 00:10:49.440 radio is not the place to preach those views. Once again, 236 00:10:49.480 --> 00:10:51.360 look at the rule for guidance and think through it. 237 00:10:51.440 --> 00:10:54.480 I know of some nets that they talk about religious views, 238 00:10:54.480 --> 00:10:57.000 and they talk about maybe they'll read the Bible, maybe 239 00:10:57.000 --> 00:11:00.240 they'll prey on the air, and they've got permissions from 240 00:11:00.279 --> 00:11:03.720 repeater owners or maybe net controllers to do this. If 241 00:11:03.720 --> 00:11:05.679 you don't like that, just avoid it, Just spin the 242 00:11:05.720 --> 00:11:08.240 dial and go somewhere else. You know, I wouldn't have 243 00:11:08.360 --> 00:11:12.320 a huge problem with some sort of political net going 244 00:11:12.360 --> 00:11:14.879 on as long as people remain civil which is hard 245 00:11:14.879 --> 00:11:16.720 to do in this day and age. Right, everybody gets 246 00:11:16.759 --> 00:11:19.679 pissed off about the other side's political views. But yeah, 247 00:11:19.720 --> 00:11:21.879 if you don't like if it's a structured thing that's 248 00:11:21.919 --> 00:11:24.240 talking about religion, leave it alone. Let those guys do 249 00:11:24.279 --> 00:11:25.759 their thing and move on. If you don't like it. 250 00:11:25.879 --> 00:11:29.320 Avoid discussing other people's sexual preferences. That's always a good idea. 251 00:11:29.440 --> 00:11:31.320 Avoid arguing about things on the air. If you wish 252 00:11:31.360 --> 00:11:33.799 to express your views on things that are controversial, do 253 00:11:33.879 --> 00:11:36.600 so in private. Okay. I've been here teaching amateur radio 254 00:11:36.639 --> 00:11:38.600 for years and always made it a habit of passing 255 00:11:38.679 --> 00:11:40.679 on the rules we have adopted to keep our hobby 256 00:11:40.759 --> 00:11:43.639 clean during those classes. However, listening to the on the 257 00:11:43.639 --> 00:11:46.559 airwaves lately has been an eye opener to me in 258 00:11:46.639 --> 00:11:49.279 terms of how things have deteriorated over the years and 259 00:11:49.279 --> 00:11:52.399 make it challenge to listen to. I've heard outrageous language, 260 00:11:52.600 --> 00:11:56.039 terrible operating procedures, people expounding on how the opposite political 261 00:11:56.080 --> 00:11:58.639 sector is stupid, diluted and trying to destroy the country. 262 00:11:58.720 --> 00:12:01.399 I've heard people deliberately and interfering with others and trying 263 00:12:01.720 --> 00:12:04.399 to go to others into reaching and reacting to their 264 00:12:04.440 --> 00:12:08.639 bad behavior. Bad behavior is deliberate interference is one of 265 00:12:08.679 --> 00:12:11.200 my pet peeves. You're using some foul language, it's not 266 00:12:11.200 --> 00:12:13.799 going to bother me that much. If you don't understand 267 00:12:13.840 --> 00:12:16.320 how to use the radio, that's one thing. If you 268 00:12:16.360 --> 00:12:19.279 have bad operating practices because you don't understand, then okay, 269 00:12:19.519 --> 00:12:22.279 be teachable. But if you understand how to use the 270 00:12:22.320 --> 00:12:24.519 radio and you choose to use it in a bad 271 00:12:24.639 --> 00:12:27.080 practice way, that's when I have a problem. I've been 272 00:12:27.080 --> 00:12:29.039 out on poto a lot of times and someone keys 273 00:12:29.080 --> 00:12:30.679 up on top of me. They either tune up. I 274 00:12:30.720 --> 00:12:33.240 had one guy one time say something like I want 275 00:12:33.240 --> 00:12:35.840 to know about my beau fang from the famous YouTuber. 276 00:12:35.919 --> 00:12:38.200 He never id'ed himself. I just ignored him. I kept 277 00:12:38.200 --> 00:12:40.159 calling CQ poda. It took like a minute and a 278 00:12:40.200 --> 00:12:42.320 half and he went away because he thought I couldn't 279 00:12:42.320 --> 00:12:44.679 hear him. So I just kept calling CQ poda. Coming 280 00:12:44.720 --> 00:12:46.679 back to stay, I was working a pilot, I would 281 00:12:46.799 --> 00:12:49.759 recognize the station. Just ignore people like that. Their intention 282 00:12:49.879 --> 00:12:52.399 spans are like this. Long ignore them long enough, they'll 283 00:12:52.440 --> 00:12:54.240 go away because they have nothing that they'll go bug 284 00:12:54.279 --> 00:12:56.320 someone else because they apparently they have nothing better to do. 285 00:12:56.480 --> 00:12:58.360 Towards the bottom of the paragraph, he says, let's return 286 00:12:58.399 --> 00:13:00.759 amateur radio to the hobby it was and intended to 287 00:13:00.799 --> 00:13:03.720 be a hobby that allows everyone to enjoy common interests 288 00:13:03.720 --> 00:13:06.159 that are absent of controversy. We all got into it 289 00:13:06.200 --> 00:13:08.399 to share the hobby and interests of others to increase 290 00:13:08.399 --> 00:13:11.120 our understanding of the wonderful world of radio communication. Since 291 00:13:11.159 --> 00:13:14.440 that time, many innovations have happened. Yes, many innovations have happened, 292 00:13:14.480 --> 00:13:16.480 and it's good to recognize them all. And it has 293 00:13:16.519 --> 00:13:19.039 become even more fun to experiment and enjoy the hobby, 294 00:13:19.039 --> 00:13:21.480 whether it is designed and build new equipment or antennas, 295 00:13:21.759 --> 00:13:23.840 or join nets or share ideas with those the whole 296 00:13:23.840 --> 00:13:26.080 community to become part of it. Whether you are a 297 00:13:26.080 --> 00:13:29.200 builder a communicator, there's something for everyone. Let's keep it 298 00:13:29.240 --> 00:13:31.159 clean and see if we have the moxie to follow 299 00:13:31.159 --> 00:13:34.480 the rules and stop lessening the enjoyment of others with 300 00:13:34.600 --> 00:13:37.919 self centered performance. Yeah, self certained performance is certainly a 301 00:13:37.960 --> 00:13:39.440 thing for those of you who like to go out 302 00:13:39.440 --> 00:13:41.840 there and just interfere with people because you have nothing 303 00:13:41.879 --> 00:13:44.320 better to do. I guess maybe your mom didn't bring 304 00:13:44.360 --> 00:13:46.519 you your breakfast on time. This morning. Where you're living 305 00:13:46.519 --> 00:13:48.639 in the basement, I don't know, but you know, get 306 00:13:48.639 --> 00:13:50.799 a life for crying out loud. It's a lot harder 307 00:13:50.799 --> 00:13:52.279 to do that as a true sign of a good 308 00:13:52.320 --> 00:13:54.919 amateur radio operator than it is for someone who dedicates 309 00:13:54.919 --> 00:13:57.480 themselves to doing it right. Others are called lids, and 310 00:13:57.559 --> 00:14:00.080 rightfully so. So there's a couple more paragraphs that at 311 00:14:00.120 --> 00:14:01.679 the end it just kind of repeats what it's saying. 312 00:14:01.720 --> 00:14:04.200 But I will be happy to share this link of 313 00:14:04.240 --> 00:14:08.240 this article. Tom V six arg good article. Some of 314 00:14:08.240 --> 00:14:10.159 the stuff in here I haven't heard before. Some of 315 00:14:10.200 --> 00:14:13.120 the stuff is like yeah, yeah, okay, I'm good with that. 316 00:14:13.279 --> 00:14:15.879 I don't mind some of the stuff that you're talking against. 317 00:14:15.879 --> 00:14:18.120 But overall, ninety eight percent of what you said I 318 00:14:18.200 --> 00:14:20.720 completely agree with. Thank you for sharing your thoughts. I 319 00:14:20.720 --> 00:14:22.480 think this is a good thing. We need to be 320 00:14:22.519 --> 00:14:25.039 more welcoming to new people. We need to be more 321 00:14:25.080 --> 00:14:28.279 welcoming to people with new and innovative ideas and people 322 00:14:28.360 --> 00:14:31.279 that are interested in aspects of the hobby that maybe 323 00:14:31.279 --> 00:14:33.879 you and I don't share interests in. That's okay. There's 324 00:14:33.919 --> 00:14:36.679 a lot inside of amateur radio. It's a hobby. It's 325 00:14:36.759 --> 00:14:39.320 hobby is a multiple hobbies within a hobby, and don't 326 00:14:39.320 --> 00:14:41.879 discourage someone just because they're interested in something that you are. 327 00:14:42.000 --> 00:14:43.679 I like to know y'all's thoughts about this. Have you 328 00:14:43.759 --> 00:14:47.120 ever heard these amateur radio practices? These rules of conduct 329 00:14:47.120 --> 00:14:48.879 as it were. I've never heard those before, but I 330 00:14:48.879 --> 00:14:51.080 think they're good rules of context. I will put a 331 00:14:51.120 --> 00:14:53.720 link to this article in the description blow put a 332 00:14:53.919 --> 00:14:56.240 comment in the video. Let me know what you think 333 00:14:56.279 --> 00:14:58.440 about this. And if you enjoyed this video, check these 334 00:14:58.440 --> 00:15:01.200 out over here. New video if you enjoyed this one, 335 00:15:01.240 --> 00:15:03.960 because YouTube thinks you want to watch those next seventy 336 00:15:04.000 --> 00:15:05.279 three guys and we'll catch you next time.