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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><B>-----Original Message-----</B><BR><B>From:
</B>Shelley <<A
href="mailto:shelleys@KALAMAZOO.NET">shelleys@KALAMAZOO.NET</A>><BR><B>To:
</B><A href="mailto:HEATH@LISTSERV.TEMPE.GOV">HEATH@LISTSERV.TEMPE.GOV</A>
<<A
href="mailto:HEATH@LISTSERV.TEMPE.GOV">HEATH@LISTSERV.TEMPE.GOV</A>><BR><B>Date:
</B>Thursday, July 23, 1998 12:48 AM<BR><B>Subject: </B>not all newbees are
Evil, and you (each of you) were beginners once.<BR><BR></DIV></FONT>
<DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2>Hi,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2>As I sit around reading this list (and
waiting for my first callsign to be processed by the FCC) I'm not feeling
too great about all of this "no brainer" talk and assumption that
all newbies are the root of all Evils on ham bands. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2>I haven't even gotten out there yet and
already I've been made to feel (as a Tech NoCode) as if I am
(pre)viewed as an idiot and a criminal.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2>Thanks, guys. Just remember, you were
once new too. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2>Btw, just because the test may seem simple
doesn't necessarily mean all who took it are.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2>Shelley (a HAM awaiting a
callsign)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2>Hi Shelley,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2></FONT><FONT size=2>Please don't feel as if
you are a "newbie". There are no "newbies" on the
ham bands. Only those that have earned the privaledge of being known
by the proud tytle of "HAM" or "AMATEUR RADIO
OPERATOR". So, now, and when you get your license, please, wear
the badge PROUDLY. You EARNED it. What this is all about is that
the arrl has, in the past, and now again, proposed some very damageing
changes, not to improve the Amateur community, but to try to improve their
sagging membership. Amateur Radio is the nations, ( and the worlds),
oldest and proudest radio service. Yes, I , as all other hams, were
once beginners. What we are trying to do is to preserve the service
and heritage for those like you, in spite of those who want change, for only
the sake of change, and not for the improvement of this old and honorable
fraturnity. Keep up the good work, and keep that dedicated spirit that
got you to this point. The rest will come, and I'm assured that you
will have many enjoyable hours in your newfound avocation. 73 es gud
hamming, de</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>Dick, WB8MHE</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2><A
href="mailto:wb8mhe@bright.net">wb8mhe@bright.net</A></FONT></DIV>
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