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> Could you give an example of how the regs stifle? As I pointed out just a few days ago, probably most hams worldwide interpret the regs as discouraging any p

> Could you give an example of how the regs stifle? As I pointed out just a few days ago, probably most hams worldwide interpret the regs as discouraging any polemic discussion like politics or religion. Since so many hams are elderly, there is also some distrust of foreigners lingering from the Cold War era. So communications, especially international communications, are so often limited to merely exchanging signal reports, maybe some gear talk or weather info, and then it’s 73. Besides that, amateur radio is a hobby that attracts a lot of socially-awkward anoraks, who are very self-conscious about entering into any conversation deeper than just talking about their gear. Sure, there is a community of eager ragchewers, but it is not so big comparatively, and even most of those ragchewers probably limit their deep conversations to people from the same country (or even to people from their own local club scene).

tlrobinson 7y ago
I guess you’re not familiar with 14.313 MHz... (It’s been called the 4chan of ham radio)
- Mediterraneo10 7y ago
  And that hangout represents how many hams worldwide? Let’s have a sense of perspective.
howard941 7y ago
Speaking of the cold war, the supposed limited conversations of signal report, wx, DSV and 73 reminds me of all of my Soviet-era QSOs with stations on the other side of the iron curtain. Not today - although I did have one of your wham bam thank you mam QSOs with a Cuban station last year - in the 21st century you'll talk as long as the band stays open about anything with all but the Cubans and Chinese. You're wrong about how most hams interpret the regs, for whatever purposes, offensive in your ageism and stereotypes of hams who are no more or less awkward than your average high performing HNer. I don't know where you developed these beliefs but they don't reflect reality. How do you know the ragchew community is not so big? I am indeed a random guy on the internet but one who's been hamming for more than 40 years. Copyedits.

tlrobinson 7y ago

I guess you’re not familiar with 14.313 MHz... (It’s been called the 4chan of ham radio)

Mediterraneo10 7y ago
And that hangout represents how many hams worldwide? Let’s have a sense of perspective.

howard941 7y ago

Speaking of the cold war, the supposed limited conversations of signal report, wx, DSV and 73 reminds me of all of my Soviet-era QSOs with stations on the other side of the iron curtain. Not today - although I did have one of your wham bam thank you mam QSOs with a Cuban station last year - in the 21st century you'll talk as long as the band stays open about anything with all but the Cubans and Chinese. You're wrong about how most hams interpret the regs, for whatever purposes, offensive in your ageism and stereotypes of hams who are no more or less awkward than your average high performing HNer. I don't know where you developed these beliefs but they don't reflect reality. How do you know the ragchew community is not so big? I am indeed a random guy on the internet but one who's been hamming for more than 40 years. Copyedits.