WSAW249 Posted February 23 Report Share Posted February 23 Just a shout out too all, Man I never thought I would learn enough about FRS/GMRS and HAM. You all have got my brain on overload. These forums are great. I appreciate you all and your knowledge. WRUU653, SteveShannon and WRXB215 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OffRoaderX Posted February 23 Report Share Posted February 23 Welcome to the exciting and dynamic world of radio! Just always be sure you write out "H.A.M." correctly.. "Some People" get really REALLY angry if you don't do it right: H.A.M. and will rant about it for hours about you typing it out incorrectly as if anyone cares. Never forget: H.A.M. WSAW249 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WRQC527 Posted February 23 Report Share Posted February 23 24 minutes ago, OffRoaderX said: "Some People" get really REALLY angry if you don't do it right: I'm curious who is going to take the bait. Guesses? Anyone? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WRWE456 Posted February 24 Report Share Posted February 24 Not me. WRQC527 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WRHS218 Posted February 24 Report Share Posted February 24 Perhaps the offensive term should be changed to P.O.R.C.I.N.E.? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WSAW249 Posted February 24 Author Report Share Posted February 24 18 hours ago, OffRoaderX said: Welcome to the exciting and dynamic world of radio! Just always be sure you write out "H.A.M." correctly.. "Some People" get really REALLY angry if you don't do it right: H.A.M. and will rant about it for hours about you typing it out incorrectly as if anyone cares. Never forget: H.A.M. I have seen the light!, I will no longer say HAM. I must add to it as I had a conversation this morning with a H.A.M.er and he pointed out one of your videos with a floating ham and named it S.A.D.H.A.M and I quote his words "Somebody's Angry Dad Having A Meltdown". Your videos are extremely helpful and Brilliantly comical. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WRWE456 Posted February 24 Report Share Posted February 24 WSAW249 to your original point. Glad you found the forum to be helpful! That is why most of us are here. Welcome! WRUU653 and WSAW249 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WRUE951 Posted February 24 Report Share Posted February 24 19 hours ago, OffRoaderX said: Welcome to the exciting and dynamic world of radio! Just always be sure you write out "H.A.M." correctly.. "Some People" get really REALLY angry if you don't do it right: H.A.M. and will rant about it for hours about you typing it out incorrectly as if anyone cares. Never forget: H.A.M. kind of like what you do against HAMS on a non stop basis.. Boy, someone really got your goat. Frankly,, you are getting old. Literally!! WRXB215 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveShannon Posted February 24 Report Share Posted February 24 1 hour ago, WRUE951 said: kind of like what you do against HAMS on a non stop basis.. Boy, someone really got your goat. Frankly,, you are getting old. Literally!! But he doesn’t bash all hams. Yes, he rails against sad hams, but he has said numerous times that that describes only a subset of ham radio operators. Unfortunately, there are ham radio operators who are jerks. They are rude or judgmental or impatient or too full of themselves or whatever and it comes through in how they treat others. Like bad news everywhere they’re the ones who make memorable impressions on people who are simply trying to understand a pretty technical hobby. His intentional use of the acronym H.A.M.S. is kind of a dog whistle They exist in GMRS, shooting, probably quilting also. Every hobby that has a social aspect has them. The one thing that binds these people together is that they become convinced that their hobby will cease to exist without their eternal vigilance as gatekeepers. WRHS218, WSAW249 and OffRoaderX 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OffRoaderX Posted February 24 Report Share Posted February 24 3 hours ago, WRUE951 said: kind of like what you do against HAMS on a non stop basis I have never done any such thing against just any/all H.A.M. operators - and if you are not capable of understanding who I actually do that to (basically as @Sshannon specified), then you are exactly who I, and everyone else, makes fun of, and rightfully so. WRHS218 and Soggybottomboy 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
back4more70 Posted February 24 Report Share Posted February 24 22 hours ago, OffRoaderX said: Just always be sure you write out "H.A.M." correctly.. "Some People" get really REALLY angry if you don't do it right: H.A.M. and will rant about it for hours about you typing it out incorrectly as if anyone cares. Never forget: H.A.M. I prefer "Free Range Radio" SteveShannon and WRUU653 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveShannon Posted February 24 Report Share Posted February 24 1 hour ago, back4more70 said: I prefer "Free Range Radio" Cmon! That’s Foxtrot Romeo Romeo! WRUU653 and WRHS218 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WRZP437 Posted February 25 Report Share Posted February 25 Foxtrot Alpha Romeo Tango? Free Air Radio Transmissions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveShannon Posted February 25 Report Share Posted February 25 23 minutes ago, WRZP437 said: Foxtrot Alpha Romeo Tango? Free Air Radio Transmissions? Everything always devolves to fart jokes. WSAH999 and WRZP437 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WSAH999 Posted February 25 Report Share Posted February 25 2 hours ago, Sshannon said: Everything always devolves to fart jokes. One of the oldest forms of humor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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